Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) [XC155793]
by Frank Lambert from Biak Island, 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-bibbed 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.