Yellow-bibbed fruit dove

The yellow-bibbed fruit dove or yellow-banded fruit dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Bismarck and Solomon Islands archipelagos. The Geelvink fruit dove (P. speciosus) was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]

Yellow-bibbed fruit dove
Illustration by Joseph Smit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. solomonensis
Binomial name
Ptilinopus solomonensis
Gray, GR, 1870

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus solomonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728082A94970205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728082A94970205.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.