Geelvink Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus speciosusSchlegel, H, 1871
English (US) Geelvink Fruit Dove
The Geelvink Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus speciosus) 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: Numfor, Biak, and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus speciosus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Geelvink Fruit Dove
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilopus speciosus
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
- Type locality
- Islands of Numfor [Mafor] and Biak [Soek], Geelvink Bay.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blue-capped Fruit Dove
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White-bibbed Fruit Dove
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Claret-breasted Fruit Dove
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White-headed Fruit Dove
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Orange-bellied Fruit Dove
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Knob-billed Fruit Dove
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Grey-headed Fruit Dove
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