Oberholser's fruit dove
| Oberholser's fruit dove | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. gularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus gularis | |
| Synonyms | |
| Ptilinopus epius Oberholser, 1918 | |
Oberholser's fruit dove (Ptilinopus gularis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was formerly named P. epius, but it has since been revised to the earlier name P. gularis.[1][2] It is endemic to Sulawesi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ David, Normand; Elliott, Andy; Bruce, Murray D. (9 March 2021). "The valid specific name of Sulawesi's Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove: gularis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 141 (1): 50-58. doi:10.25226/bboc.v141i1.2021.a5.
- ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- Rheindt, F.E., J.A. Eaton, and F. Verbelen 2011. Vocal trait evolution in a geographic leapfrog pattern: speciation in the Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus subgularis) complex from Wallacea. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123: 429–440.