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Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon
John Hiles (© Macaulay Library)

Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon

also known as Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula basilica
BirdNET IDBN04127
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations33
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML609837753
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Description wikipedia

The cinnamon-bellied imperial pigeon or cinnamon imperial pigeon (Ducula basilica) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the northern Moluccas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The cinnamon-bellied imperial pigeon was formally described in 1854 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte from a specimen collected in Gilolo now Halmahera, the largest island in the Maluku Islands. He coined the current binomial name Ducula basilica. The specific epithet basilica is Latin for "magnificent" or "splendid". The cinnamon-bellied imperial pigeon was at one time considered as a subspecies of the purple-tailed imperial pigeon (Ducula rufigaster). Two subspecies are recognised: D. b. basilica Bonaparte, 1854 – north Maluku Islands D. b. obiensis (Hartert, 1898) – Obi Islands (central Maluku Islands) Some ornithologists treat D. b. obiensis as a separate species, the rusty imperial pigeon (Ducula obiensis).

Translated Descriptions (7)

de wikipedia
Die Halmahera-Fruchttaube (Ducula basilica), auch Zimtbauch-Fruchttaube genannt, ist eine kurzschwänzige und kontrastreich gefärbte Art der Taubenvögel. Sie kommt in zwei Unterarten ausschließlich auf indonesischen Inseln vor. Die Bestandssituation der Halmahera-Fruchttaube wurde 2016 in der Roten Liste gefährdeter Arten der IUCN als „Least Concern (LC)“ = „nicht gefährdet“ eingestuft.
es wikipedia
La dúcula moluqueña​ o dúcula de Molucas (Ducula basilica) es un ave columbiforme de la familia Columbidae. Se trata de un endemismo de las Molucas septentrionales, Indonesia.​​ Su hábitat natural es el bosque subtropical o tropical húmedo. La especie presenta dos subespecies:​ D. b. basilica (Bonaparte, 1854) - norte de las Molucas septentrionales D. b. obiensis (Ernst Hartert, 1898) - islas Obi - es más oscura con la nuca y los lados del cuello rojo dorado y las subcaudales de color canela. Algunos la consideran una especie.​
fr wikipedia
Le Carpophage des Moluques (Ducula basilica) est une espèce d'oiseaux appartenant à la famille des Columbidae.
it wikipedia
Il piccione imperiale panciacannella o piccione imperiale ventrerosso delle Molucche (Ducula basilica Bonaparte, 1854) è un uccello della famiglia dei Columbidi diffuso nelle Molucche settentrionali e centrali.
nl wikipedia
De Molukse muskaatduif (Ducula basilica) is een vogel uit de familie der Columbidae (Duiven en tortelduiven).
pt wikipedia
Ducula basilica é uma espécie de ave da família Columbidae. É endémica da Indonésia. Os seus habitats naturais são: florestas subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de baixa altitude.
sv wikipedia
Moluckkejsarduva (Ducula basilica) är en fågel i familjen duvor inom ordningen duvfåglar.

Common Names (38 locales)

af Kaneelpenskeiserduif
ar حمام امبراطوري ذو بطن القرفة
bg Молукски императорски гълъб
ca colom imperial de les Moluques
cs holub morotaiský
cy Colomen ffrwythau dorgoch Molwcaidd
da Moluk Kejserdue
de Zimtbauch-Fruchttaube
en Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon
eo Cinamoventra imperikolombo
es Dúcula Moluqueña
es_EC Dúcula Moluqueña
es_ES Dúcula moluqueña
es_MX Dúcula Moluqueña
et halmahera keisertuvi
fa کبوتر شاهی شکمدارچینی
fi tiheikkökeisarikyyhky
fr Carpophage des Moluques
hr cimetastotrba voćarica
hu fahéjmellű császárgalamb
id Pergam Boke
ja モルッカミカドバト
lt Molukinis imperatoriškasis karvelis
mrj Малуку кӹцкӹ кӓдӹ
nl Molukse muskaatduif
no molukkeiserdue
pl muszkatela cynamonowa
pnb دارچینی ٹڈوالا پگبن کبوتر
pt cinnamon-bellied imperial-pigeon
pt_PT Cinnamon-bellied imperial-pigeon
ru Молуккский плодовый голубь
sk plodožer škoricový
sr Cimetastotrbi golub
sv moluckkejsarduva
tr Tarçın Karınlı Has Güvercin
uk Пінон молуцький
zh Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon
zh-CN 棕腹皇鸠

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#3188
eBirdcbipig2
Macaulay Librarycbipig2
Xeno-CantoDucula basilica
observation.org#72662
GBIF2495951
NCBI1965249
AvibaseDucula-basilica
BirdLife22725292