Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Dove (Megaloprepia formosa)

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Schlegel, 1863)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From 180 - 2,150 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A mournful, two-note 'oo-ooooh'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus bernsteinii) [XC500685]
by Marc Anderson from Weda, Central Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia (song)

Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus bernsteinii) [XC22444]
by Mike Nelson from Foli, Halmahera, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Formerly placed in the genus Megaloprepia along with Wompoo Fruit-Dove (Megaloprepia magnifica). When Megaloprepia was merged with Ptilinopus, the previous species name, formosus, became preoccupied, and so was replaced by current name. Present species is closest to Wompoo Fruit-Dove (Megaloprepia magnifica). Affinities have also been suggested with Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove (Ramphiculus epius) and Black-chinned Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus leclancheri).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

bernsteinii (Schlegel, 1863) - Halmahera, Ternate and Bacan (northern Moluccas).
micrus (Jany, 1955) - Obi (north-central Moluccas).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Dove (Megaloprepia formosa) - 10 files

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