Yellow-banded Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis)

Other Names (World)
Yellow-banded Fruit-dove, Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove, Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove(!), Splendid Fruit-dove, Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
18 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1870

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest up into the highest mountains, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A series of 'coos', which rise both in volume and speed toward the end.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis) [XC291043]
by Frank Lambert from Chupukama Ridge Guadalcanal 1470m, Solomon Islands (song)

Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis) [XC71161]
by Frank Lambert from Hauta, Makira, Solomon Islands (song)

Subspecies
Considered most closely related to White-bibbed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rivoli), and allied to the Claret-breasted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus viridis) superspecies.

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

speciosus Schlegel, 1871 - Numfor, Biak and Traitor's I in Geelvink Bay (north-western New Guinea). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Geelvink Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus speciosus).
johannis Sclater, PL, 1877 - Admiralty Is, St Matthias Group and New Hanover (Bismarck Archipelago).
meyeri Hartert, 1926 - New Britain and satellite islands (Crown, Long, Tolokiwa, Umboi, Malai, Sakar, Witu, Umboi, Watom).
neumanni Hartert, 1926 - Nissan I in Green Is (western Solomons).
bistictus Mayr, 1931 - Bougainville and Buka (western Solomons).
vulcanorum Mayr, 1931 - Vella Lavella, Gatukai, Ranongga, Kolombangara, Rendova and Vangunu, in New Georgia Group (south-western Solomons).
ocularis Mayr, 1931 - Guadalcanal (south-eastern Solomons).
ambiguus Mayr, 1931 - Malaita (eastern Solomons).
solomonensis Gray, 1870 - San Cristobal and Uki (south-eastern Solomons).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-banded Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis) - 10 files

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