Biology:Red-naped fruit dove
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Short description: Species of bird
| Red-naped fruit dove | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. dohertyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus dohertyi Rothschild, 1896
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The red-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Sumba.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Identification
A large, striking fruit-dove with a dark lower body, a cream-colored head, and a diagnostic conspicuous red patch on the nape. Juveniles show yellow fringes to upperparts feathers and greenish feathers on head and breast. Usually encountered singly or in pairs in the upper levels of forest in lowlands and hills. Call is a low, disyllabic “wooo-hoo,” usually given repeatedly.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus dohertyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22691307A93308578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691307A93308578.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691307/93308578. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Red-naped Fruit-Dove - eBird" (in en). https://ebird.org/species/rnfdov1.
Wikidata ☰ Q1264849 entry
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