Superb Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus superbus(Temminck, CJ, 1809)
English (US) Superb Fruit Dove
The Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus) 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 superbus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Superb Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1809)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilinopus superbus temminckii
- Ptilinopus superbus superbus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba Superba
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1809)
- Type locality
- 0-Taiti,' error = Halmahera.
- Original description
- Les Pigeons p.75, pl.33
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Doves and Pigeons
Pink-headed Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus porphyreus
Pink-spotted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perlatus
Ornate Fruit Dove
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Tanna Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus tannensis
Orange-fronted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Wallace's Fruit Dove
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Many-Coloured Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perousii
Purple-capped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus ponapensis
Kosrae Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus hernsheimi
Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Palau Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus pelewensis
Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus rarotongensis
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