Dwarf Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus nainus(Temminck, CJ, 1835)
English (US) Dwarf Fruit Dove
The Dwarf Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus nainus) 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: lowlands of New Guinea (except for northwestern New Guinea and north coast of southeastern New Guinea), also Raja Ampat islands (off western New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus nainus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dwarf Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba naina
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1835)
- Type locality
- Lobo Bay, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.95, vol.4 pl.565
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey-headed Fruit Dove
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Carunculated Fruit Dove
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Black-naped Fruit Dove
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Cloven-feathered Dove
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