Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Ducula Species: D. whartoni
Binomial name
Ducula whartoni (Sharpe, 1887)

The Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon, Ducula whartoni, is a large (39 cm in length, 450-700 g in weight) pigeon, mainly dark grey in colour with an iridescent sheen. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Aves redirects here. ... Families Raphidae Columbidae The order Columbiformes includes two families of birds: the Raphidae, to which the extinct Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaires belonged, and the Columbidae, which includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons. ... Pigeon redirects here. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Richard Bowdler Sharpe (November 22, 1847 - December 25, 1909) was an English zoologist. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...

Distribution

Endemic to Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Habitat

Plateau rainforest and secondary growth with fruiting trees. The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ...

Food

Fruit from forest trees with occasional buds and leaves.

Nesting

Platform nest of twigs high in forest tree.

Voice

Deep booming call.

Conservation

Classified as Vulnerable because of small population and very limited distribution. Threats include illegal hunting and predation by introduced Yellow Crazy Ants Anoplolepis gracilipes. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Binomial name Anoplolepis gracilipes F.Smith, 1857 The Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is a species of ant introduced accidentally to northern Australia and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, becoming a pest in both locations. ...

See also

• Birds of Christmas Island

The Birds of Christmas Island form a heterogenous group of over 100 species. ...

References

• BirdLife International (2006) Species factsheet: Ducula whartoni. Accessed 24/1/2007
• Higgins, P.J.; & Davies, S.J.J.F. (Eds.). (1996). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 3. Snipe to Pigeons. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0-19-553070-5

HANZAB Volume 5 The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, known as HANZAB, is the pre-eminent scientific reference on Birds in the region, which includes Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean and islands. ...

External links

DEH - Christmas Island fauna - birds Birds of Christmas Island