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Anon. 2011. Carpophage des Marquises: Ducula galeata - Upe: Nuku Hiva. Te Manu: 3.

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Blanvillain, C. 2019. Caroline Blanvillain’s accomplishments that have resulted in a demonstrable positive impact on several animal species that is likely to improve the species likelihood of long-term sustainability.

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Blanvillain, C.; Thorsen, M. 2003. The biology of the critically endangered Marquesan Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula galeata), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Archipelago (French Polynesia). Emu 103: 381-386.

Blanvillain, C.; Thorsen, M.; Sulpice, M. 2000. Disparu depuis plusieurs centaines d'années, le Carpophage des Marquises (Ducula galeata) à été réintroduit à Ua Huka par la Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie. Bulletin de la Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie (Te Manu) 32: 3-5.

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Gouni, A., Ghestemme, T., Teikiteetini, M., Sulpice, R., Noiret, C., Contal, P., Nguyen, M., Portier, E., Teikiteetini, J., Jacq, F. and Butaud, J-F. 2008. Suivi des populations de Carpophages des Marquises Ducula galeata sur Nuku Hiva et Ua Huka en 2008. Société d'Ornithologie de Polynésie "MANU", Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

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M. Thorsen; C. Blanvillain; R. Sulpice. 2002. Reasons for decline, conservation needs, and a translocation of the critically endangered upe (Marquesas imperial pigeon, Ducula galeata), French Polynesia. DOC Science Internal Series. Department of Conservation.

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SPREP. 1999. Proceedings of the Polynesian Avifauna Conservation Workshop held in Rarotonga, 26-30 April 1999.

Thibault, J.-C.; Cibois, A. 2017. Birds of Eastern Polynesia: A Biogeographic Atlas. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

Villard, P.; de Visscher, M.-N.; Balanca, G. 2003. Population size, habitats and conservation of Marquesan Imperial Pigeon Ducula galeata. Bird Conservation International 13: 189-197.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon Ducula galeata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/nuku-hiva-imperial-pigeon-ducula-galeata on 24/12/2024.
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 24/12/2024.