Knob-billed fruit dove
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. insolitus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus insolitus (Schlegel, 1863)
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The knob-billed fruit dove (Ptilinopus insolitus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
Subspecies[]
- P. i. insolitus – Schlegel, 1863: The nominate subspecies. Found on the Bismarck Archipelago, except where inferior occurs.
- P. i. inferior – Hartert, 1924: Found on the Missau and Emira Islands.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Ptilinopus insolitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ptilinopus
- Birds of the Bismarck Archipelago
- Birds described in 1863
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