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
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Mariana Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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