Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Claret-breasted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus viridis) - HBW 4, p. 221

French: Ptilope turvert German: Rotlatz-Fruchttaube Spanish: Tilopo Pechirrojo
Other common names: Red-bibbed/Red-breasted/Red-throated Fruit-dove

Taxonomy: Columbus viridis Linnaeus, 1766, Ambon.
Forms a superspecies with P. eugeniae; also allied to P. rivoli and P. solomonensis. Taxonomy of present species and P. eugeniae is confused, and the two are sometimes considered conspecific; some authors transfer races vicinus and lewisii to P. eugeniae; others grant species rank to pectoralis, incorporating salvadorii; race geelvinkiana also sometimes considered a distinct species. Six subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

viridis (Linnaeus, 1766) - S Moluccas, on Buru, Seram, Ambon, Haruku, Nusa Laut, Saparua and Seram Laut.
pectoralis (Wagler, 1829) - W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Misool, Kofiau, Gagi) and NW New Guinea E to Manokwari and Lobo Bay.
geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1873) - Numfor, Biak and Meos Num in Geelvink Bay.

See all 6 subspecies

viridis (Linnaeus, 1766) - S Moluccas, on Buru, Seram, Ambon, Haruku, Nusa Laut, Saparua and Seram Laut.
pectoralis (Wagler, 1829) - W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Misool, Kofiau, Gagi) and NW New Guinea E to Manokwari and Lobo Bay.
geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1873) - Numfor, Biak and Meos Num in Geelvink Bay.
salvadorii (Rothschild, 1892) - Yapen I and N New Guinea from R Memberamo to Madang Province.
vicinus (Hartert, 1895) - Trobriand and D'Entrecasteaux Is.
lewisii (E. P. Ramsay, 1882) - Manus (Admiralty Is), Lihir Is and Nissan (Green Is) through Solomons (including Bougainville) E to Guadalcanal, Malaita and Ulawa.