Yellowish imperial pigeon

Yellowish imperial pigeon

Yellow-tinted imperial pigeon, Bismarck imperial pigeon

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Ducula subflavescens

The yellowish imperial pigeon (Ducula subflavescens ), also known as the yellow-tinted imperial pigeon or Bismarck imperial pigeon (leading to easy confusion with D. melanochroa ), is a relatively large species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to forest and woodland in the Bismarck Archipelago. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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It is often considered a subspecies of the Torresian imperial pigeon (which in turn sometimes is considered a subspecies of the pied imperial pigeon), but is increasingly treated as a separate species. It resembles the Torresian imperial pigeon, but has a distinctly yellow-tinged plumage and a bluish base to the bill.

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References

1. Yellowish imperial pigeon Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowish_imperial_pigeon
2. Yellowish imperial pigeon on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691828/93325548

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