Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus viridis)

Other Names (World)
Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove, Red-bibbed Fruit-dove, Red-breasted Fruit-dove, Red-throated Fruit-dove, Claret-breasted Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
20 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, up to about 600 - 1200 m, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A 'coo-coo', with emphasis on the second note.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) [XC631358]
by id from near Marandan Weser, Batanta, Indonesia (song)

Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) [XC197767]
by Prayitno Goenarto from Isaisao Resort near Suavanao, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-headed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae). Also allied to White-bibbed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rivoli) and Yellow-banded 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.

References
See References.

Files:

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