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Ducula
Ducula
Translingual
Proper noun
Ducula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the imperial pigeons.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Ptilinopinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ducula aurorae, Ducula bakeri, Ducula brenchleyi, Ducula carola, Ducula chalconota, Ducula cineracea, Ducula concinna, Ducula finschii, Ducula forsteni, Ducula galeata, Ducula goliath, Ducula lacernulata, Ducula luctuosa, Ducula melanochroa, Ducula mindorensis, Ducula mullerii, Ducula neglecta, Ducula nicobarica, Ducula pacifica, Ducula perspicillata, Ducula pickeringii, Ducula pinon, Ducula pistrinaria, Ducula poliocephala, Ducula radiata, Ducula rosacea, Ducula rubricera, Ducula subflavescens, Ducula whartoni - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276