Ornate Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus ornatusSchlegel, H, 1871
English (US) Ornate Fruit Dove
The Ornate Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus ornatus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus ornatus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Ornate Fruit Dove
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilinopus ornatus ornatus
- Ptilinopus ornatus gestroi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilopus ornatus
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
- Type locality
- Interior of the northern peninsula of New Guinea.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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