Orange-fronted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus aurantiifronsGray, GR, 1858
English (US) Orange-fronted Fruit Dove
The Orange-fronted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons) 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: New Guinea, including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea), Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea), Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea), and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-fronted Fruit Dove
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1858
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilonopus aurantiifrons
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1858
- Type locality
- Aru Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.358 p.185 pl.137
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Ornate Fruit Dove
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Wallace's Fruit Dove
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Superb Fruit Dove
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Many-Coloured Fruit Dove
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Purple-capped Fruit Dove
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Kosrae Fruit Dove
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Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
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