Kosrae Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus hernsheimiFinsch, FHO, 1880
English (US) Kosrae Fruit Dove
The Kosrae Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus hernsheimi) 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: Kosrae (eastern Caroline Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus hernsheimi
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Kosrae Fruit Dove
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO, 1880
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilopus Hernsheimi
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO, 1880
- Type locality
- Kusaie, Caroline Islands.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 28, no.151 p.303
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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