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 LC    Knob-billed Fruit-dove* Id (Atlas):
    Ptilinopus insolitus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Knob-billed Fruit-Dove, Red-knobbed Orange-bellied Fruit-dove, Knob-billed Orange-bellied Fruit-dove, Knob-billed Fruit-pigeon, Knob-billed Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
22 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Schlegel, 1863)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)
Papua New Guinea (B).

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

 
Knob-billed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus insolitus) [XC246792]
     by id from Mt. Garbuna, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus) and these two form a species-group with Grey-headed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus hyogastrus) and Carunculated Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus granulifrons), and perhaps also Black-naped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) and Dwarf Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus nainus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • inferior Hartert, 1924   -  Mussau and Emira in St Matthias Group (northern Bismarck Archipelago).
  • insolitus (Schlegel, 1863)   -  Bismarck Archipelago from New Hanover, Djaul, New Ireland and Tabar, Lihir and Feni Is through Watom and Duke of York I to New Britain and Lolobau, and west through Sakar, Umboi, Tolokiwa and Long to Crown I.



References
See References.


Files:
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