The Malabar imperial pigeon or Nilgiri imperial pigeon (Ducula cuprea) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Malabar Imperial Pigeon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ducula badia
- Ducula latrans
- Patagioenas caribaea
- Columba pulchricollis
- Columba punicea
- Macropygia unchall
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Ducula
- Species
- Ducula cuprea
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