Geelvink fruit dove
| Geelvink fruit dove | |
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| Illustration by Joseph Smit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. speciosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus speciosus Schlegel, 1871
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The Geelvink fruit dove (Ptilinopus speciosus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is native to several islands, including Biak, Supiori, Numfor, and the smaller Padaido Islands, collectively known as the Schouten or Geelvink Islands, which lie north of New Guinea.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is also found in the islands' degraded former forests.[1]
The Geelvink fruit dove was formerly considered conspecific with the yellow-bibbed fruit dove (P. solomonensis), but was recognized as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b BirdLife International. 2016. Ptilinopus speciosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22728089A94970388. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728089A94970388.en. Downloaded on 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ptilinopus
- Birds of the Schouten Islands
- Birds described in 1871
- Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel
- Endemic fauna of the Biak–Numfoor rain forests
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