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Henderson Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus insularis North, AJ 1908

The Henderson fruit dove, also known as scarlet-capped fruit dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Henderson Island in the South Pacific Pitcairn Island group. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  North, AJ 1908

Reference:
   Rec. Austral. Mus. 7 p.30

Protonym:
  Ptilopus insularis

Type locality:
  Henderson Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33721#page/46/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C57C1B5CC3CAA64F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C57C1B5C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C57C1B5C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562573


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English:
Henderson Island Fruit Dove
Afrikaans:
Silwerstreepvrugteduif
Bulgarian:
Хендерсонска плодоядна гургулица
Catalan:
Tilinop de l'illa Henderson
Czech:
holub hendersonský
Danish:
Hendersonfrugtdue
German:
Silberwangen-Fruchttaube
Esperanto:
hendersona fruktokolombo
Spanish:
Tilopo de la Henderson
Spanish (Spain):
Tilopo de la Henderson
Estonian:
hendersoni rohetuvi
Finnish:
pitcairninhedelmäkyyhky
French:
Ptilope de Henderson
Croatian:
hendersonska voćarica
Hungarian:
henderson-szigeti gyümölcsgalamb
Italian:
Tortora beccafrutta di Henderson
Japanese (romaji):
henda-sonhimeaobato
Japanese:
ヘンダーソンヒメアオバト
Lithuanian:
Hendersoninis karvelis vaislesys
Dutch:
Hendersonjufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Hendersonfruktdue
Norwegian:
Hendersonfruktdue
Polish:
owocożer szarogłowy
Portuguese:
pombo-frugívoro-da-henderson
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-da-fruta-de-henderson
Russian:
Питкэрнский фруктовый голубь
Slovak:
pestroš hendersonský
Serbian:
Voćni golub sa ostrva Henderson
Swedish:
hendersonfruktduva
Turkish:
Henderson Adası meyve kumrusu
Ukrainian:
Тілопо гендерсонський
Chinese:
亨岛果鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
韓德森島果鴿

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Henderson Island Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Henderson Island Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Avilist 2025:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Henderson Island Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Henderson Island Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Henderson Island Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Henderson Island Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ptilope de Henderson ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ptilope de Henderson ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 1st edition:
Henderson Island Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2021:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2022:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2023:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2024:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2025:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Henderson Island Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 4th edition:
Henderson Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2015:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2016:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2017:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2018:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Clements, version 2019:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 1.50:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 1.52:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 1.53:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 1.54:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 1.55:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2015:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2016:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2017:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2018:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2019:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2021:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2022:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2023:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2024:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
eBird version 2025:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Henderson Island Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Henderson Island Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Henderson Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
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:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Henderson Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ptilinopus insularis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ptilinopus insularis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ptilinopus insularis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus insularis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ptilinopus insularis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ptilinopus insularis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Silwerstreepvrugteduif
Bulgarian: Хендерсонска плодоядна гургулица
Catalan: Tilinop de l'illa Henderson
Czech: Holub hendersonský
Danish: Hendersonfrugtdue
German: Silberwangenfruchttaube, Silberwangen-Fruchttaube
English: Henderson Fruit Dove, Henderson Fruit-Dove, Henderson Island Fruit Dove, Henderson Island Fruit-Dove, Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove
[ENAV]: Henderson Island Fruit-Dove
English, HBW: Henderson Fruit-dove
English (IOC): Henderson Fruit Dove
English (United States): Henderson Island Fruit-Dove
Esperanto: Hendersona fruktokolombo
Spanish: Tilopo de la Henderson, Tipolo de Henderson
Spanish (Spain): Tilopo de la Henderson
Spanish (HBW): Henderson Island Fruit-Dove
Estonian: hendersoni rohetuvi
Finnish: Pitcairninhedelmäkyyhky
French: Ptilope de Henderson
French (Guyane): Ptilope de Henderson
Croatian: hendersonska voćarica
Hungarian: henderson-szigeti gyümölcsgalamb
Italian: Colomba frugivora dell'Isola di Henderson, Tortora beccafrutta di Henderson
Japanese (romaji): hendaasonhimeaobato, henda-sonhimeaobato
Japanese: ヘンダアソンヒメアオバト, ヘンダーソンヒメアオバト
Scientific: Ptilinopus insularis, Ptilopus insularis
Lithuanian: Hendersoninis karvelis vaislesys
Dutch: Henderson-eilandjufferduif, Hendersonjufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hendersonfruktdue
Norwegian: Hedndersonfruktdue, Hendersonfruktdue
Polish: owocozer szaroglowy, owocożer szarogłowy
Portuguese: pombo-frugívoro-da-henderson
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-da-fruta-de-henderson
Russian: Питкэрнский фруктовый голубь, Фруктовый голубь Хенедрсона, Хендерсонский пёстрый голубь
Slovak: pestroš hendersonský
Serbian: Voćni golub sa ostrva Henderson
Swedish: Hendersonfruktduva
Turkish: Henderson Adası meyve kumrusu
Ukrainian: Тілопо гендерсонський
Chinese: 亨岛果鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 韓德森島果鴿

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