Superb Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus superbus - Ptilope superbe

Systematics

Order
:
Columbiformes
Family
:
Columbidés
Genus
:
Ptilinopus
Species
:
superbus

Descriptor

Temminck, 1809

Biometrics

Size
: 24 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 80 à 145 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Ptilinopus superbus superbus (Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Is. and ne Australia)
Ptilinopus superbus temminckii (Sulawesi)

Foreign names

Ptilope superbe,
Tilopo soberbio oriental,
pombo-frugívoro-pintado,
Prachtfruchttaube,
pompás gyümölcsgalamb,
Kleine Prachtjufferduif,
Tortora beccafrutta superba,
purpurkronad fruktduva,
Praktfruktdue,
pestroš hnedokrký,
holub nádherný,
Pragtfrugtdue,
kirjohedelmäkyyhky,
tilinop superb oriental,
owocożer wspaniały,
Великолепный пёстрый голубь,
Walik raja,
クロオビヒメアオバト,
华丽果鸠,
purpurkronad fruktduva,
壯麗果鳩,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Illustration

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Sources of information

Pigeons and Doves, David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox
Vol. 4 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
Avibase, Lepage Denis
HBW Alive,
Wikipedia (English version),
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest