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The pink-spotted fruit dove (''Ptilinopus perlatus'') is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family Columbidae
Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...
. It is found in forest and woodland in lowland and foothills of New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
and nearby smaller islands. It is widespread and generally common.
Taxonomy and systematics
The pink-spotted fruit dove is one of over 50 species in the genus ''Ptilinopus''. Alternative names for the pink-spotted fruit dove include pink-spotted fruit pigeon.Subspecies
Three subspecies of the pink-spotted fruit dove are recognised. * ''P. p. perlatus'' –Temminck
Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director.
Biography
Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temminck ...
, 1835: the nominate subspecies
* ''P. p. zonurus'' – Salvadori, 1876:
* ''P. p. plumbeicollis'' – Meyer, A.B.,1890:
Description
As most otherfruit dove
The fruit doves, also known as fruit pigeons, are a genus (''Ptilinopus'') of birds in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). These colourful, frugivorous doves are found in forests and woodlands in Southeast Asia and Oceania. It is a large gen ...
s, it is largely green. The chest is duller and browner, the throat and nape are grey-white, and, uniquely for a fruit dove, the wings are spotted pink. The face and crown are usually olive
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...
-green, but this is replaced by pale grey in the north-eastern subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
''plumbeicollis''. The male and female are essentially identical.
References
pink-spotted fruit dove Birds of New Guinea pink-spotted fruit dove Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Columbiformes-stub