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
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Makatea Fruit Dove
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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Red-bellied Fruit Dove
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Red-moustached Fruit Dove
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Henderson Fruit Dove
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