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Red-naped Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus dohertyiRothschild, LW, 1896

English (US) Red-naped Fruit Dove

The Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi) 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: forest of Sumba (western Lesser Sundas)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ptilinopus dohertyi
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Red-naped Fruit Dove
Described by
Rothschild, LW, 1896

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Ptilopus dohertyi
Described by
Rothschild, LW, 1896
Type locality
Sumba Island.
Original description
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 5 p.46

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

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