Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Torresian Imperial Pigeon (<em>Ducula spilorrhoa</em>) is a species of Pigeons, Doves (<em>Columbidae</em>) in the order Pigeons and Doves.
Overview
Torresian Imperial Pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa) is a species of Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae) in the order Pigeons and Doves.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Ducula; binomial: Ducula spilorrhoa; authority: (Gray, GR, 1858).
Distribution
Breeding range: Australasia.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Weakly differentiated in plumage and soft-part coloration from Ducula bicolor with which it was formerly considered conspecific, and is still often considered to be so as a subspecies (Johnstone 1981; Higgins & Davies 1996; Schodde & Mason 1997; Gibbs et al. 2001; Christidis & Boles 2008; Forshaw & Cooper 2015). Recognized here as a distinct species (Siebers 1930; Goodwin 1960; Frith 1982; Goodwin 1983; Sibley & Monroe 1990; Mayr & Diamond 2001; Dutson 2011; Dickinson & Remsen 2013; Beehler & Pratt 2016; Cibois et al. 2017; Menkhorst et al. 2017; Baptista et al. 2020; HBW/BirdLife). Rigorous re-analysis, ideally including comprehensive molecular methods, badly needed.
