Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove © otagomuseum.nz

Proposed subspecies graeffei of Wallis and Futuna, and Niuafo'ou (Tonga) is probably a hybrid population between nominate and subspecies fasciatus; marshallianus included in hernsheimi.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

• ponapensis Finsch, 1878   -  Chuuk and Pohnpei (central and eastern Caroline Is). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Pohnpei Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus ponapensis).
• hernsheimi Finsch, 1880   -  Kosrae (eastern Caroline Is); formerly also on Ebon (Marshall Is). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Kosrae Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus hernsheimi).
• porphyraceus (Temminck, 1821)   -  Small islands of Fiji (Vatulele, Makogai, Wakaya, Yadua, Lau group), Tonga and Niue.
• fasciatus Peale, 1849   -  Samoa. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Samoan Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus fasciatus).

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