Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Many-coloured Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus perousii) - HBW 4, p. 211
French: Ptilope de La Pérouse
German: Perousefruchttaube
Spanish: Tilopo Multicolor
Other common names: Rainbow/Nutmeg/Painted Dove
Taxonomy: Ptilinopus perousii Peale, 1848, Upolu, Samoa.
A distinctive species, notable for its striking sexual dichromatism; considered by some authorities to form a subgroup with P. superbus within the large P. purpuratus species-group; alternative opinion allies present species with P. purpuratus group, but does not consider it closely related to P. superbus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- perousii Peale, 1848 - Samoa.
- mariae Jacquinot & Pucheran, 1853 - Fiji and Tonga.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched on a high branch Locality Vuna Point, Taveuni, Fiji (ssp mariae)
Luc Fazio 13 August 2007 3 years ago 6 sec 2.8 -
A male and a female sitting in the canopy Locality Vuna Point, Taveuni, Fiji (ssp mariae)
Luc Fazio 13 August 2007 3 years ago 21 sec 2.7 -
A close view of a male Locality Vuna Point, Taveuni, Fiji (ssp mariae)
Luc Fazio 13 August 2007 3 years ago 1 sec 2.1 -
An adult bird resting in a tree, behind a branch Locality Vuna Point, Taveuni, Fiji (ssp mariae)
Luc Fazio 13 August 2007 3 years ago 3 sec 1.9
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Adult male in fruit-tree.
Locality Matei, Taveuni, Fiji (ssp mariae)
Tom Tarrant 9 June 2008 3 years ago 3.8 -
Adult male near farm-house.
Locality Taveuni, Fiji (ssp mariae)
Tom Tarrant 7 June 2008 3 years ago 3.8
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