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Christmas Imperial Pigeon

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Taxon taxon Q948750
Christmas Imperial Pigeon
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Summary

Christmas Imperial Pigeon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon belongs to the parent taxon Ducula[6].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is endemic to Christmas Island[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Christmas Imperial Pigeon is Ducula whartoni[8].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon's Commons category is recorded as Ducula whartoni[9].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. whartoni'}[10].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'colomen ymerodrol Ynys Nadolig'}[11].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Christmas Imperial Pigeon'}[12].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weihnachtsfruchttaube'}[13].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Dúcula de la Christmas'}[14].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "colom imperial de l'illa Christmas"}[15].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'holub Whartonův'}[16].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'jõulusaare keisertuvi'}[17].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Raggkeiserdue'}[18].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Тёмный плодоядный голубь'}[19].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クリスマスミカドバト'}[20].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Juleø-kejserdue'}[21].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'joulusaarenkyyhky'}[22].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'karácsony-szigeti császárgalamb'}[23].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'muszkatela ciemna'}[24].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'plodožer tmavý'}[25].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'julökejsarduva'}[26].
  • Christmas Imperial Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Whartons Muskaatduif'}[27].

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Classification

Christmas Imperial Pigeon's scientific name is Ducula whartoni[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ducula[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'colomen ymerodrol Ynys Nadolig'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weihnachtsfruchttaube'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Dúcula de la Christmas'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "colom imperial de l'illa Christmas"}[15], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'holub Whartonův'}[16].

Distribution

Christmas Imperial Pigeon is endemic to Christmas Island[7].

Identifiers

Christmas Imperial Pigeon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3235[28]. Christmas Imperial Pigeon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2953396[29]. Christmas Imperial Pigeon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049936[30]. Christmas Imperial Pigeon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2495965[31]. Christmas Imperial Pigeon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177392[32].

Why It Matters

Christmas Imperial Pigeon ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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