Silver-capped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus richardsiiRamsay, EP, 1882
English (US) Silver-capped Fruit Dove
The Silver-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus richardsii) 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 richardsii
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Silver-capped Fruit Dove
- Described by
- Ramsay, EP, 1882
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilinopus richardsii richardsii
- Ptilinopus richardsii cyanopterus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilopus richardsii
- Described by
- Ramsay, EP, 1882
- Type locality
- Solomon Islands = Ugi Island, ex Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 6, Mar., 1882, p. 722.
- Original description
- Nature 25 p.282
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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