Red-naped 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. dohertyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus dohertyi (Rothschild, 1896)
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The red-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Sumba.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Identification[]
A large, striking fruit-dove with a dark lower body, a cream-colored head, and a diagnostic conspicuous red patch on the nape. Juveniles show yellow fringes to upperparts feathers and greenish feathers on head and breast. Usually encountered singly or in pairs in the upper levels of forest in lowlands and hills. Call is a low, disyllabic “wooo-hoo,” usually given repeatedly.[2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Ptilinopus dohertyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Red-naped Fruit-Dove - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Ptilinopus
- Birds of Sumba
- Birds described in 1896
- Columbiformes stubs