Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 5, 2019
Text last updated February 5, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colom imperial del Pacífic |
| Czech | holub pacifický |
| Dutch | Pacifische Muskaatduif |
| English | Pacific Imperial-Pigeon |
| English (United States) | Pacific Imperial-Pigeon |
| French | Carpophage pacifique |
| French (France) | Carpophage pacifique |
| German | Tongafruchttaube |
| Japanese | ミナミコブバト |
| Norwegian | knollkeiserdue |
| Polish | muszkatela brodawkowata |
| Russian | Тихоокеанский плодовый голубь |
| Serbian | Pacifički imperijalni golub |
| Slovak | plodožer tichomorský |
| Spanish | Dúcula del Pacífico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Dúcula del Pacífico |
| Swedish | stillahavskejsarduva |
| Turkish | Pasifik Has Güvercini |
| Ukrainian | Пінон тонгійський |
Ducula pacifica (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Columba pacifica
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.777.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Insulis amicis' = Tonga Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DUCULA
- pacifica
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Pacific Imperial-Pigeon
