Wompoo Fruit Dove
Megaloprepia magnifica(Temminck, CJ, 1821)
English (US) Wompoo Fruit Dove
The Wompoo Fruit Dove (Megaloprepia magnifica) 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 magnifica
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wompoo Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Megaloprepia magnifica puella
- Megaloprepia magnifica poliura
- Megaloprepia magnifica assimilis
- Megaloprepia magnifica keri
- Megaloprepia magnifica magnifica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba magnifica
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
- Type locality
- East coast of Australia opposite the five islands near Red Point = Red Point, south of WoUongong, New South Wales.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.125
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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