Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Scarlet-breasted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus bernsteinii) - HBW 4, p. 207
French: Ptilope à poitrine écarlate
German: Scharlachbrust-Fruchttaube
Spanish: Tilopo de Bernstein
Taxonomy: Ptilopus bernsteinii Schlegel, 1863, Bacan.
Formerly placed in the genus Megaloprepia along with P. magnificus; when Megaloprepia was merged with Ptilinopus, the previous species name, formosus, became preoccupied, and so was replaced by current name. Present species is closest to P. magnificus; affinities have also been suggested with P. subgularis and P. leclancheri. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bernsteinii (Schlegel, 1863) - Halmahera, Ternate and Bacan (N Moluccas).
- micrus (Jany, 1955) - Obi (NC Moluccas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird calling Locality Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia)
Desmond Allen 4 September 1995 2 years ago 1
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