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Purple-tailed imperial pigeon

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Purple-tailed imperial pigeon
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.[2]

References

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  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.