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Rapa Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus huttoniFinsch, FHO, 1874

English (US) Rapa Fruit Dove

The Rapa Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus huttoni) 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: Rapa Island (Austral Archipelago); seriously endangeredRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ptilinopus huttoni
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
English (US)
Rapa Fruit Dove
Described by
Finsch, FHO, 1874

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Ptilonopus huttoni
Described by
Finsch, FHO, 1874
Type locality
Rapa Island; type now in the Milan Museum.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874, pt.1 p.92,fig.text

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

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