Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Wompoo Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus) - HBW 4, p. 209

French: Ptilope magnifique German: Purpurbrust-Fruchttaube Spanish: Tilopo Magnífico
Other common names: Magnificent/Purple-breasted Fruit-dove; Wompoo/Purple-bellied/King Pigeon/Fruit-pigeon

Taxonomy: Columba magnifica Temminck, 1821, New South Wales.
Formerly placed in genus Megaloprepia; most closely allied to P. bernsteinii; affinities have also been suggested with P. subgularis and P. leclancheri. Most of accepted races are poorly defined, and variation clinal. Eight subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

alaris (Stresemann & Paludan, 1932) - W Papuan Is, on Waigeo, Misool, Batanta and Salawati.
puella (Lesson, 1827) - Vogelkop (NW New Guinea).
interposita (Hartert, 1930) - S part of Geelvink Bay, Onin Peninsula, lower Snow Mts and E along S coast of New Guinea to R Eilanden.

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alaris (Stresemann & Paludan, 1932) - W Papuan Is, on Waigeo, Misool, Batanta and Salawati.
puella (Lesson, 1827) - Vogelkop (NW New Guinea).
interposita (Hartert, 1930) - S part of Geelvink Bay, Onin Peninsula, lower Snow Mts and E along S coast of New Guinea to R Eilanden.
septentrionalis (A. B. Meyer, 1893) - N New Guinea from R Memberamo E to Astrolabe Bay, and islands of Yapen, Kairiru, Manam, Karkar and Bagabag.
poliura (Salvadori, 1878) - SE New Guinea from Huon Gulf and R Edrich eastwards.
assimilis (Gould, 1850) - Cape York region (N Queensland).
keri (Mathews, 1912) - Bellenden Ker Range (NE Queensland).
magnificus (Temminck, 1821) - S Queensland and New South Wales.