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Mariana Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus roseicapilla(Lesson, RP, 1831)

English (US) Mariana Fruit Dove

The Mariana Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) 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: Mariana Islands (Saipan, Tinian, Agiguan, Rota, and Guam)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ptilinopus roseicapilla
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Mariana Fruit Dove
Described by
(Lesson, RP, 1831)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Columba roseicapilla
Described by
(Lesson, RP, 1831)
Type locality
Marianne Islands.
Original description
Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.6 p.472

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 350 species of the family Columbidae