Pink-spotted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perlatus(Temminck, CJ, 1835)
English (US) Pink-spotted Fruit Dove
The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus) 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 perlatus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pink-spotted Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilinopus perlatus perlatus
- Ptilinopus perlatus plumbeicollis
- Ptilinopus perlatus zonurus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba perlata
- 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.94, vol.4 pl.559
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Doves and Pigeons
Comoro Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas sganzini
Seychelles Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas pulcherrimus
Banded Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus cinctus
Black-banded Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus alligator
Red-naped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus dohertyi
Pink-headed Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus porphyreus
Ornate Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus ornatus
Tanna Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus tannensis
Orange-fronted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Wallace's Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus wallacii
Superb Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus superbus
Many-Coloured Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perousii
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