| Spotted imperial pigeon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ducula |
| Species: | D. carola
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| Binomial name | |
| Ducula carola (Bonaparte, 1854)
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The spotted imperial pigeon (Ducula carola), also known as the grey-necked imperial pigeon,[2] is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Endemic to the Philippines, it lives in forests and forest edges but goes down to the limestone shorelines possibly to feed.[3] It is a vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess spotted imperial pigeons under Philippine Law RA 9147.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Ducula carola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22691634A110067690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22691634A110067690.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Gibbs, David; Barnes, Eustace; Cox, John (2010). Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World. A&C Black. pp. 531–532. ISBN 9781408135563.
- ^ Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife Guides International. pp. 64–65.
- ^ 11th Congress. "Republic Act No. 9147". Official Gazette of the Philippines.
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