Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove
Megaloprepia formosa(Gray, GR, 1861)
English (US) Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove
The Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove (Megaloprepia formosa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Megaloprepia formosa
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Megaloprepia formosa micra
- Megaloprepia formosa formosa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Carpophaga (Megaloprepia) formosa
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1861)
- Type locality
- Halmahera.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.3 p.360
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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