Zoe's imperial pigeon or Zoe imperial pigeon (Ducula zoeae), also known as the banded imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Zoe's imperial pigeon | |
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| Ducula zoeae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ducula |
| Species: | D. zoeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ducula zoeae (Desmarest, 1826)
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It is named after Zoë Lesson (fl. 1810), the wife of French ornithologist René-Primevère Lesson, who described it.[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ducula zoeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691775A93324450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691775A93324450.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 414, s.v. zoeae.
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