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Dwarf Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus nainus (Temminck, CJ 1835)

The dwarf fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in lowland and foothill forest in New Guinea and the Raja Ampat Islands.The dwarf fruit dove weighs 49 grams, about equivalent to the weight of two AA batteries This bird is the smallest of the fruit dove genus Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Ptilinopus
Scientific:
  Ptilinopus nainus

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1835)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.95 pl.565

Protonym:
  Columba naina

Type locality:
  Lobo Bay, New Guinea.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  46E62FF652D70637

Avibase ID:
  avibase-46E62FF6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/46E62FF6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 676915

Geographic range:

  • Ptilinopus nainus: lowlands of New Guinea (except for northwestern New Guinea, and north coast of southeastern New Guinea), also Raja Ampat islands off northwestern New Guinea
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove
Catalan:
Tilinop nan
Czech:
holub trpasličí
Danish:
Dværgfrugtdue
German:
Zwergfruchttaube
Spanish:
Tilopo Enano
Spanish (Spain):
Tilopo Enano
Finnish:
pikkuhedelmäkyyhky
French:
Ptilope nain
Croatian:
patuljasta voćarica
Hungarian:
törpe gyümölcsgalamb
Italian:
Tortora beccafrutta nana
Japanese (romaji):
kobitoaobato
Japanese:
コビトアオバト
Lithuanian:
Nykštukinis karvelis vaislesys
Dutch:
Dwergjufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergfruktdue
Norwegian:
Dvergfruktdue
Polish:
owocożer karłowaty
Portuguese:
pombo-frugívoro-anão
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-da-fruta-anão
Russian:
Карликовый фруктовый голубь
Slovak:
pestroš trpasličí
Serbian:
Patuljasti voćni golub
Swedish:
dvärgfruktduva
Ukrainian:
Тілопо карликовий
Chinese:
小绿果鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
小綠果鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ptilope nain ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ptilope nain ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Small Green Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Dwarf Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ptilinopus naina [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ptilinopus naina [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ptilinopus naina [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Dwarf Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus naina) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Dwarf Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus nainus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ptilinopus nainus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ptilinopus nanus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Tilinop nan
Czech: Holub trpaslicí, holub trpasličí
Danish: Dværgfrugtdue
German: Zwergfruchttaube
English: Dwarf Fruit Dove, Dwarf Fruit-Dove, Least Fruit-Dove, Little Fruit-Dove, Small Green Fruit Dove, Small Green Fruit-Dove
English, HBW: Dwarf Fruit-dove
English (IOC): Dwarf Fruit Dove
English (United States): Dwarf Fruit-Dove
Esperanto: Nana fruktokolombo
Spanish: Tilopo Enano, Tipolo Enano
Spanish (Spain): Tilopo Enano
Spanish (HBW): Dwarf Fruit-Dove
Estonian: värb-rohetuvi
Finnish: Pikkuhedelmäkyyhky
French: Ptilope nain
Croatian: patuljasta voćarica
Hungarian: törpe gyümölcsgalamb
Indonesian: Walik Kerdil
Italian: Colomba frugivora nana, Tortora beccafrutta nana
Japanese (romaji): kobitoaobato, kobitohimeaobato
Japanese: コビトアオバト, コビトヒメアオバト
Scientific: Columba naina, Ptilinopus naina, Ptilinopus nainus, Ptilinopus nainus nainus, Ptilinopus nanus
Lithuanian: Nykštukinis karvelis vaislesys
Dutch: Dwergjufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergfruktdue
Norwegian: Dvergfruktdue
Polish: owocozer karlowaty, owocożer karłowaty
Portuguese: pombo-frugívoro-anão
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-da-fruta-anão
Russian: Карликовый пёстрый голубь, Карликовый фруктовый голубь
Slovak: pestroš trpasličí
Serbian: Patuljasti voćni golub
Swedish: Dvärgfruktduva
Turkish: Küçük meyve kumrusu
Ukrainian: Тілопо карликовий
Chinese: 小绿果鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 小綠果鳩

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