Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove
Ramphiculus occipitalis(Gray, GR, 1844)
English (US) Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove
The Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove (Ramphiculus occipitalis) 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
- Ramphiculus occipitalis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphiculus occipitalis occipitalis
- Ramphiculus occipitalis incognitus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilonopus occipitalis
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1844)
- Type locality
- No locality = Luzon, Philippine Islands.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 2., pt.4 p.467 pl.118
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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