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Ducula pacifica (Pacific imperial-pigeon)

Osteichthyes - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Taxonomy
Columba pacifica was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ducula pacifica by Balouet and Olson (1987), Steadman (1989), Steadman et al. (1990), Steadman (1993), Worthy et al. (2015), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Columba pacifica Gmelin
1987Ducula pacifica Balouet and Olson p. 773
1989Ducula pacifica Steadman p. 547 fig. 6D,H
1990Ducula pacifica Steadman et al. p. 137
1993Ducula pacifica Steadman
2015Ducula pacifica Worthy et al. p. 228
2017Ducula pacifica Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
RankNameAuthor
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderColumbiformesLatham 1790
familyColumbidae
genusDuculaHodgson 1836
speciespacifica(Gmelin 1789)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ducula pacifica Gmelin 1789 [Pacific imperial-pigeon]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:33:24
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:14:09
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Ducula pacifica (209061 209062 209063 209079 209083)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Ducula pacifica (193981 194700 194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate) Ducula pacifica (185434)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Ducula pacifica (193986 193987)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue Ducula pacifica (193851 193852 193863 193864 193865 193872)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Wallis and Futuna Ducula pacifica (193796 193798 193799)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga (Vava'u) Ducula pacifica (208862 208863 208864 208865 208867)