Claret-breasted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus viridis)

Other Names (World)
Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove, Red-bibbed Fruit-dove, Red-breasted Fruit-dove, Red-throated Fruit-dove, Claret-breasted Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
20 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, up to about 600 - 1200 m, 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 (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A 'coo-coo', with emphasis on the second note.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) [XC40319]
by Frank Lambert from Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) [XC494383]
by Marc Anderson from Kecamatan Seram Utara, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-headed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae). Also allied to White-bibbed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rivoli) and Yellow-banded Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis). Taxonomy of present species and White-bibbed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rivoli) is confused, and the two are sometimes considered conspecific. Some authors transfer subspecies vicinus and lewisii to White-bibbed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rivoli). Others grant species rank to pectoralis, incorporating salvadorii. Subspecies geelvinkiana also sometimes considered a distinct species.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

viridis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Southern Moluccas, on Buru, Seram, Ambon, Haruku, Nusa Laut, Saparua and Seram Laut.
pectoralis (Wagler, 1829) - Western Papuan Is (Waigeo, Misool, Kofiau, Gagi) and north-western New Guinea east to Manokwari and Lobo Bay.
geelvinkianus Schlegel, 1871 - Numfor, Biak and Meos Num islands (northern New Guinea).
salvadorii Rothschild, 1892 - Yapen I and northern New Guinea from R Memberamo to Madang Province.
vicinus Hartert, 1895 - Trobriand and D'Entrecasteaux Is.
lewisii Ramsay, EP, 1882 - Manus (Admiralty Is), Lihir Is and Nissan (Green Is) through Solomons (including Bougainville) east to Guadalcanal, Malaita and Ulawa.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Claret-breasted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus viridis) - 10 files

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