Ducula carola nigrorum (Whitehead, 1897:34)
Negros spotted imperial pigeon, Negros grey-necked imperial-pigeon, Negros grey-breasted fruit-pigeon, Negros black-breasted fruit pigeon, Black-breasted imperial pigeon
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Ptilocolpa nigrorum Whitehead, 1897:34 (original combination)
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1950's (29 April 1953 or later)
IUCN RedList status: "likely to be extinct"
Distribution
Negros and Siquijor, Visayas, Philippines
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Whitehead, J. (1897). Account of his travels in Luzon. Ptilocolpa nigrorum, sp. n. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 6:34.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2012). Ducula carola. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 24 August 2013.
Collar, Nigel J., Mallari, N. A. D. and Tabaranza, B. R. J. (1999). Threatened Birds of the Philippines: The Haribon Foundation/BirdLife International Red Data Book. Makati City: Bookmark.
Evans, T. D., Dutson, G. C. L. and Brooks, T. M. (1993). Cambridge Philippines Rainforest Project 1991: final report. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Gibbs, D., Barnes, E. and Cox, J. (2001). Pigeons and doves. Robertsbridge, Sussex: Pica Press.
Godino, F.M.J. (2014). Negros Grey-necked Imperial-Pigeon. extinct-website.com & co.uk . Downloaded on Sunday, March 30, 2014.
Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.
Matthews, Thomas J. et al. (2022). Threatened and extinct island endemic birds of the world: Distribution, threats and functional diversity. Journal of Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14474
Ripley, S. D. and Rabor, D. S. (1956). Birds from Canlaon Volcano in the highlands of Negros Island in the Philippines. Condor 58(4): 283-291.