Spotted imperial pigeon
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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.
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Spotted imperial pigeon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Ducula |
Species: | D. carola |
Binomial name | |
Ducula carola (Bonaparte, 1854) | |
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It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess spotted imperial pigeons under Philippine Law RA 9147.[4]