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The Malabar imperial pigeon or Nilgiri imperial pigeon (Ducula cuprea) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[2]
| Malabar imperial pigeon | |
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| In Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ducula |
| Species: | D. cuprea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ducula cuprea (Jerdon, 1840)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It previously was considered a subspecies of the mountain imperial pigeon, but was split due to differences in morphology and plumage. This split was later supported by an analysis of its calls.[3]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Ducula cuprea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Malabar Imperial-Pigeon - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Niranjana, C; Praveen, J (2021). "Vocalisation of Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia and its taxonomic implications" (PDF). Indian Birds. 17 (3): 70–72. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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