Golden Dove
Ptilinopus luteovirens(Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
English (US) Golden Dove
The Golden Dove (Ptilinopus luteovirens) 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: western Fiji (Waya Group, Viti Levu, Beqa, Ovalau, and Gau)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus luteovirens
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Golden Dove
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba luteovirens
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
- Type locality
- 'Balaou' [= Ovalau], Fiji Islands.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 16 p.315
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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