Purple-tailed imperial pigeon
The purple-tailed imperial pigeon (Ducula rufigaster) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in New Guinea.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ducula |
| Species: | D. rufigaster |
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| Ducula rufigaster | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is sometimes affected by Gunabopicobia parasites.[2]
At London Zoo
References
- 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.
- 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.
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