Biology:Silver-capped fruit dove

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Short description: Species of bird

Silver-capped fruit dove
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. richardsii
Binomial name
Ptilinopus richardsii
Ramsay, 1882

The silver-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus richardsii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

  • P. r. richardsiiRamsay, 1882: The nominate subspecies, found on Ugi and Santa Anna.
  • P. r. cyanopterusMayr, 1931: Found on Rennell Island and Bellona Island.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1262561 entry