temminckii (Des Murs and Prévost, 1849) - Sulawesi and Sulu Is. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Western Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus temminckii).
superbus (Temminck, 1809) - Moluccas, western Papuan Is and Aru Is through New Guinea to Admiralty Is and Bismarck Archipelago, D'Entrecasteaux Is and Louisiade Archipelago, and on to Solomon Is (east to Malaita) and south to eastern Australia (Torres Strait Is and Cape York to northern New South Wales).
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