Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Silver-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus richardsii) - HBW 4, p. 212
French: Ptilope de Richards
German: Silberkappen-Fruchttaube
Spanish: Tilopo de Richards
Other common names: Richard's/Pink-spotted(!) Fruit-dove
Taxonomy: Ptilopus richardsii E. P. Ramsay, 1882, Uki, Solomon Is.
Placed within the large P. purpuratus species-group; often considered particularly close to P. greyii; has also been linked with P. porphyraceus and P. pelewensis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- richardsii (Ramsay, 1882) - Uki and Santa Ana (E Solomon Is).
- cyanopterus Mayr, 1931 - Rennell and Bellona (SE Solomon Is).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult in a tree, looking around, shaking the plumage and flying away. Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp cyanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 31 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird perched in a tree and looking around. Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp cyanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched among vegetation. Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp cyanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 37 sec 4 -
A distant view of a bird preening in a tree, close to a Cardenal Myzomela (to compare sizes). Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp cyanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3
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A bird in a tree.
Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp cyanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Adult perched
Locality Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp cyanopterus)
nvoaden 1 March 2009 49 weeks ago 3.2
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A bird hooting. Locality Kia Koe Lake Side Lodge, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands
(ssp cyanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2010 2 years ago 3
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