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Ducula aenea(Linnaeus, 1766)

Green imperial-pigeon

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Sarawak
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1855 ♀ Sarawak. 24.] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 89.3.2.64. Carpophaga ærica, (L) Loc. Sarawak.Res.by H. Seebohm]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Sarawak.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Columbiformes: Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Carpophaga aereca
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Sarawak
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring