Goliath imperial pigeon

Goliath imperial pigeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species: D. goliath
Binomial name
Ducula goliath
(Gray, 1859)

The goliath imperial pigeon (Ducula goliath) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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