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White-headed Pigeon

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Taxon taxon Q937794
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White-headed Pigeon

Summary

White-headed Pigeon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #1,562 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-headed Pigeon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-headed Pigeon is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-headed Pigeon's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • White-headed Pigeon is classified within Columba[6].
  • White-headed Pigeon is endemic to Australia[7].
  • White-headed Pigeon's scientific name is Columba leucomela[8].
  • White-headed Pigeon's Commons category is recorded as Columba leucomela[9].
  • White-headed Pigeon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Columba leucomela[10].
  • White-headed Pigeon's Commons gallery is recorded as Columba leucomela[11].
  • White-headed Pigeon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. leucomela'}[12].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'colomen benwen'}[13].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-headed Pigeon'}[14].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißbrusttaube'}[15].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paloma blanquinegra'}[16].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'colom blanc i negre'}[17].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'holub běloprsý'}[18].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'heletuvi'}[19].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Dronningdue'}[20].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Чёрно-белый голубь'}[21].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シロガシラカラスバト'}[22].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Australsk Skovdue'}[23].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'pulmuskyyhky'}[24].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'fehérfejű galamb'}[25].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'gołąb białogłowy'}[26].
  • White-headed Pigeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'holub bielohlavý'}[27].

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Classification

White-headed Pigeon's scientific name is Columba leucomela[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Columba[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'colomen benwen'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißbrusttaube'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paloma blanquinegra'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'colom blanc i negre'}[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'holub běloprsý'}[18].

Distribution

White-headed Pigeon is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

White-headed Pigeon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3069[28]. White-headed Pigeon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 471126[29]. White-headed Pigeon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049687[30]. White-headed Pigeon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5231823[31]. White-headed Pigeon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177092[32].

Why It Matters

White-headed Pigeon ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #1,562 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. 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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