Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus porphyraceus(Temminck, CJ, 1821)
English (US) Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
The Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus) 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 porphyraceus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilinopus porphyraceus porphyraceus
- Ptilinopus porphyraceus fasciatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba porphyracca
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
- Type locality
- Name for the bird figured and described in Knip's, Les Pigeons, les colombes, pi. 35 as 'Colombe kurukuru variete.' Tongatabu and Ulieta and also Timor; the two latter localities erroneous.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.130
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Silver-capped Fruit Dove
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