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Makatea Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus chalcurusGray, GR, 1860

English (US) Makatea Fruit Dove

The Makatea Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) 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: Makatea Island (western Tuamotu Archipelago)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ptilinopus chalcurus
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Makatea Fruit Dove
Described by
Gray, GR, 1860

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Ptilonopus chalcurus
Described by
Gray, GR, 1860
Type locality
'Cook or Hervey Islands,' error = Makatea Island, Paumotu Group.
Original description
Catalogue of the birds of the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean, in the collection of the British Museum 1859 p.37

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

See all 350 species of the family Columbidae