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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Tanna Fruit Dove
Described by
(Latham, J, 1790)

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 350 species of the family Columbidae