Many-Coloured Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perousiiPeale, TR, 1849
English (US) Many-colored Fruit Dove
UK name: Many-Coloured Fruit Dove
The Many-Coloured Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) 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 perousii
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Many-colored Fruit Dove
- English (UK)
- Many-Coloured Fruit Dove
- Described by
- Peale, TR, 1849
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilinopus perousii perousii
- Ptilinopus perousii mariae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Peale, TR, 1849
- Type locality
- Upolu, Samoan Islands.
- Original description
- Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8 p.195
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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