Tanna Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus tannensis(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Tanna Fruit Dove
The Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis) 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: Vanuatu including Banks IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus tannensis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tanna Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba tannensis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Tanna Island, New Hebrides.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.600
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Ornate Fruit Dove
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Orange-fronted Fruit Dove
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Wallace's Fruit Dove
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Superb Fruit Dove
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Purple-capped Fruit Dove
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Kosrae Fruit Dove
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