Nicobar imperial pigeon
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Ducula nicobarica

The Nicobar imperial pigeon (Ducula nicobarica ) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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This species was formerly treated as subspecies of the green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea ). It is now considered as a separate species based on the big differences in both plumage and vocalization compared to all other green imperial pigeon subspecies.

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References

1. Nicobar imperial pigeon Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicobar_imperial_pigeon

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