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Purple-tailed imperial pigeon
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species: D. rufigaster
Binomial name
Ducula rufigaster
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

The purple-tailed imperial pigeon (Ducula rufigaster) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is sometimes affected by Gunabopicobia parasites.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ducula rufigaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691724A93322471. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691724A93322471.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Sikora, Bozena; Unsoeld, Markus; Melzer, Roland R.; Friedrich, Stefan; Skoracki, Maciej (2023-04-29). "First Records of Picobiine Mites Associated with Birds-of-Paradise: Can Interspecific Sexual Behaviour of Hosts Play a Role in the Distribution of Quill Mite Parasites?". Animals. 13 (9): 1509. doi:10.3390/ani13091509. ISSN 2076-2615. PMC 10177229. PMID 37174545.
Taxon identifiers
Ducula rufigaster


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