Ducula aurorae wilkesii (Peale, 1848:203)
Tahitian imperial-pigeon
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Carpophaga wilkesii Peale, 1848:203 (original combination)
No longer considered a valid subspecies.
Conservation Status
Invalid
Last record: 1986-1990 or later (but before 1998)
IUCN RedList status: "may already be extinct"
Distribution
Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Peale, Titian Ramsay. (1848). United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. VIII. Mammalia and ornithology. Philadelphia: C. Sherman.
Other references:
Baptista, L. F., Trail, P. W., Horblit, H. M. and Boesman, P. (2017). Polynesian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula aurorae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/54374 on 22 October 2017).
BirdLife International. (2017). Ducula aurorae. (amended version published in 2016) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22691668A113053997. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22691668A113053997.en. Downloaded on 22 October 2017.
Monnet, C., Thibault, J. and Varney, A. (1993). Stability and changes during the twentieth century in the breeding landbirds of Tahiti (Polynesia). Bird Conservation International 3: 261-280.
Thibault, Jean-Claude and Cibois, Alice. (2006). Une situation favorable pour le Rupe de Makatea. Te Manu 54: 2-3.
Thibault, Jean-Claude and Cibois, Alice. (2017). Birds of Eastern Polynesia: A Biogeographic Atlas. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. 438 pp.