Palau Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus pelewensisHartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1868
English (US) Palau Fruit Dove
The Palau Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis) 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: Palau (Babelthuap to Angaur; western Caroline Islands, western Micronesia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus pelewensis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Palau Fruit Dove
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1868
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1868
- Type locality
- Pelew Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868, pt.1 p.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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