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Nicobar imperial pigeon
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Ducula
Species:	D. nicobarica
Binomial name
Ducula nicobarica (Pelzeln, 1865)
Synonyms
Carpophaga aenea var. nicobarica von Pelzeln, 1865 Ducula aenea nicobarica

The Nicobar imperial pigeon (Ducula nicobarica) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands. Its natural habitats are lowland forests, but it also feeds on fruiting trees in agricultural landscapes.

This species was formerly treated as subspecies of the green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea). It is now considered as a separate species based on the big differences in both plumage and vocalization compared to all other green imperial pigeon subspecies.

References

1. ^ BirdLife International. (2021). "Ducula nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T200093329A200102401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T200093329A200102401.en. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
2. Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Anderton, John C. (2012). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vol. 2: Attributes and Status (2nd ed.). Washington D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Lynx Edicions. p. 217. ISBN 978-84-96553-87-3.
3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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