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Ptilinopus  Swainson, 1825
Taxonomic Serial No.: 177306

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Chrysoena Bonaparte, 1854
  
    Megaloprepia Reichenbach, 1853
  
    Ramphiculus Bonaparte, 1854
  
    Spilotreron Salvadori, 1882
  
  Common Name(s): Fruit-Doves [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderColumbiformes  – Doves, colombes, pigeons, Pigeons  
                            FamilyColumbidae  – Doves, colombes, pigeons  
                               SubfamilyRaphinae   
                                  GenusPtilinopus Swainson, 1825 – Fruit-Doves  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus alligator Collett, 1898 – Black-banded Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus arcanus Ripley & Rabor, 1955 – Negros Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus aurantiifrons G. R. Gray, 1858 – Orange-fronted Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus bernsteinii Schlegel, 1863 – Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus chalcurus G. R. Gray, 1860 – Makatea Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus chrysogaster G. R. Gray, 1854 – Raiatea Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus cinctus (Temminck, 1809) – Banded Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus coralensis Peale, 1849 – Atoll Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus coronulatus G. R. Gray, 1858 – Coroneted Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus dohertyi Rothschild, 1896 – Red-naped Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus dupetithouarsii (Néboux, 1840) – White-capped Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus eugeniae (Gould, 1856) – White-headed Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus fischeri Brüggemann, 1876 – Red-eared Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus granulifrons Hartert, 1898 – Carunculated Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus greyi Bonaparte, 1857 – Red-bellied Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus gularis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) – Oberholser's Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus hernsheimi Finsch, 1880 – Kosrae Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus huttoni Finsch, 1874 – Rapa Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus hyogastrus (Temminck, 1824) – Grey-headed Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus insolitus Schlegel, 1863 – Knob-billed Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus insularis North, 1908 – Henderson Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus iozonus G. R. Gray, 1858 – Orange-bellied Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus jambu (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Jambu Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus layardi D. G. Elliot, 1878 – Whistling Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus leclancheri (Bonaparte, 1855) – Black-chinned Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus luteovirens (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) – Golden Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus magnificus (Temminck, 1821) – Wompoo Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus mangoliensis Rothschild, 1898 – Sula Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus marchei Oustalet, 1880 – Flame-breasted Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori, 1875) – Black-naped Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus mercierii (Des Murs & Prévost, 1849) – Red-moustached Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus merrilli (McGregor, 1916) – Cream-breasted Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus monacha (Temminck, 1824) – Blue-capped Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus nainus (Temminck, 1835) – Dwarf Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus occipitalis G. R. Gray, 1844 – Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus ornatus Schlegel, 1871 – Ornate Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus pelewensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868 – Palau Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus perlatus (Temminck, 1835) – Pink-spotted Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus perousii Peale, 1849 – Many-colored Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus ponapensis Finsch, 1878 – Purple-capped Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus porphyraceus (Temminck, 1821) – Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus porphyreus (Temminck, 1822) – Pink-headed Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus pulchellus (Temminck, 1835) – Beautiful Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus purpuratus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Grey-green Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus rarotongensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871 – Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus regina Swainson, 1825 – Rose-crowned Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus richardsii E. P. Ramsay, 1882 – Silver-capped Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus rivoli (Prévost, 1843) – White-bibbed Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus roseicapilla (R. Lesson, 1831) – Mariana Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus solomonensis G. R. Gray, 1870 – Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus speciosus Schlegel, 1871 – Geelvink Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus subgularis A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1896 – Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove, Banggai Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus superbus (Temminck, 1809) – Superb Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus tannensis (Latham, 1790) – Tanna Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus victor (Gould, 1872) – Orange Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766) – Claret-breasted Fruit Dove 
                                     SpeciesPtilinopus wallacii G. R. Gray, 1858 – Wallace's Fruit Dove 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Ptilinopus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks   
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Ptilinopus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Ptilinopus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ptilinopus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner   
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ptilinopus   
       

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