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Grillet. 1995. Mise au point d'une methode de recensement du carpophage geant Ducula goliath dans le Parc Provincial de la Rivière Bleue, en Nouvelle Calédonie.
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Maruia/CI. 1998. Conserving biodiversity in Province Nord, New Caledonia. Conservation International and Maruia Society, Washington, DC.
Theuerkauf, J., Chartendrault, V., Desmoulins, F., Barré, N. and Gula, R. 2017. Positive range–abundance relationships in Indo‐Pacific bird communities. Journal of Biogeography 44(9): 2161-2163.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon Ducula goliath. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.