White-bibbed Fruit Dove - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: White-breasted Fruit-Dove

Photo by Rob Hutchinson
Kai Kecil, Kai Island.Indonesia

Ptilinopus rivoli

Includes Moluccan Fruit Dove / Small island Fruit Dove

Distribution

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Authorities may elevate subspecies prasinorrhous as "Small island Fruit Dove" or "Moluccan Fruit Dove" (P. prasinorrhous) as it is morphologically distinct from other taxa [2].

Subspecies

Clements recognises 5 subspecies [1]:

• P. r. prasinorrhous: "Small island Fruit Dove". Moluccas, Aru Islands, western Papuan island and islands in Geelvink Bay
• P. r. bellus: Mountains of New Guinea, Karkar Island and Goodenough Island
• P. r. miquelii: Yapen Island and Meos Num Island (northern New Guinea)
• P. r. rivoli Bismarck Archipelago
• P. r. strophium: Egum Atoll (Trobriand Islands) and Louisiade Archipelago

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) White-bibbed Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-bibbed_Fruit_Dove

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