Spectacled imperial pigeon
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| name = Spectacled imperial pigeon
| image = Ducula perspicillata 107893147.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Ducula
| species = perspicillata
| authority = (Temminck, 1824)
| synonyms =
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The spectacled imperial pigeon (Ducula perspicillata) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
It is endemic to the Maluku Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, especially recently disturbed forests.{{Cite journal |last1=Marsden |first1=Stuart J. |last2=Jones |first2=Martin J. |last3=Linsley |first3=Mark D. |last4=Mead |first4=Claire |last5=Hounsome |first5=Mike V. |date=September 1997 |title=The conservation status of the restricted-range lowland birds of Buru, Indonesia |journal=Bird Conservation International |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=213–233 |doi=10.1017/s0959270900001544 |issn=0959-2709|doi-access=free }}
Taxonomy and systematics
The spectacled imperial pigeon is a species in the large genus of imperial pigeons, Ducula. Within the genus, it is most closely related to the Seram imperial pigeon, with which it is sometimes considered conspecific. These two species form a species group with the green imperial pigeon and elegant imperial pigeon.{{Cite journal|last1=Baptista|first1=Luis F.|last2=Trail|first2=Pepper W.|last3=Horblit|first3=H. M.|last4=Kirwan|first4=Guy M.|last5=Garcia|first5=Ernest|date=2020-03-04|title=Spectacled Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula perspicillata)|url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/wheimp2/cur/introduction|journal=Birds of the World|language=en}}
The species' generic name comes from the Neo-Latin ducula (duke), while the specific epithet perspicillata is from the Modern Latin perspicillata (spectacled), derived the Latin perspicillum (lens), which is itself from the Latin perspicere (to see through).{{Cite book|last=Jobling|first=James A.|title=Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names|publisher=Christopher Helm|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4081-3326-2|pages=141, 299}} Alternative names for the orange fruit dove include white-eyed imperial pigeon, white-spectacled imperial pigeon, and Moluccan imperial pigeon.{{Sfn|Gibbs|Barnes|2010|p=536}}
It is monotypic. However, the Seram imperial pigeon is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of this species.
References
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- {{Cite book|last1=Gibbs|first1=David|title=Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to Pigeons and Doves of the World|last2=Barnes|first2=Eustace|publisher=Christopher Helm|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4081-3555-6}}
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Category:Birds of the Maluku Islands
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Endemic birds of Indonesia
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