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Blue-capped Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus monacha(Temminck, CJ, 1824)

English (US) Blue-capped Fruit Dove

The Blue-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus monacha) 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: Morotai to Obi (northern Moluccas) and Damar (northeastern Lesser Sundas)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ptilinopus monacha
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Blue-capped Fruit Dove
Described by
(Temminck, CJ, 1824)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Columba monacha
Described by
(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
Type locality
Celebes, error = Halmahera.
Original description
Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.43, vol.4 pl.253

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

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