Enggano imperial pigeon

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Enggano imperial pigeon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species:
D. oenothorax
Binomial name
Ducula oenothorax
(Salvadori, 1892)

The Enggano imperial pigeon (Ducula oenothorax) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Enggano Island. They are hunted by locals for food. [2] Their habitat includes forest, shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2021). "Ducula poliocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T22725573A177351258. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Iqbal, Muhammad; Kuswanto, Adi; Jarulis; Setiawan, Arum; Yustian, Indra; Zulkifli, Hilda (2020-06-22). "First record of Beach Thick-knee and Grey-tailed Tattler on Enggano Island, Indonesia". Wader Study. 127 (2). doi:10.18194/ws.00191. ISSN   2058-8410.
  3. "Enggano Imperial-pigeon". IUCN RedList.