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Black-banded Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus alligatorCollett, R, 1898

English (US) Black-banded Fruit Dove

The Black-banded Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus alligator) 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.

Range: north-central Australia (western escarpment of Arnhem Land)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ptilinopus alligator
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Black-banded Fruit Dove
Described by
Collett, R, 1898

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Ptilopus (Leucotreron) alligator
Described by
Collett, R, 1898
Type locality
Near the sources of the South Alligator River, Arnhem Land, Australia.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898, pt.3 p.354 pl.29

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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