Order Columbiformes Genus Ducula Higher classification Imperial pigeon | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Ducula zoeae Rank Species | |
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Similar Imperial pigeon, Purple‑tailed imperial pigeon, Pigeons and doves, Bird, Pinon's imperial pigeon |
The Zoe's imperial pigeon (Ducula zoeae), also known as the banded imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is named for Zoë Lesson (fl. 1810), the wife of French ornithologist René-Primevère Lesson, who described it.
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