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Beautiful Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus pulchellus (Temminck, CJ 1835)

The beautiful fruit dove, also known as the rose-fronted pigeon or crimson-capped fruit dove, is a small, approximately 19 cm long, mainly green fruit dove. It has a red crown, whitish throat, a greenish-yellow bill and purplish-red feet. It has a blue-grey breast and yellowish orange belly, with a reddish purple patch in between. Both sexes are similar. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1835)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.95 pl.564

Protonym:
  Columba pulchella

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CAF11212F3FE9F42

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CAF11212

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CAF11212

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177339

Geographic range:

  • Ptilinopus pulchellus pulchellus: W Papuan islands and New Guinea
  • Ptilinopus pulchellus decorus: N New Guinea (east shore of Geelvink Bay to Astrolabe Bay)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Beautiful Fruit-Dove
Catalan:
Tilinop esplèndid
Czech:
holub malovaný
Danish:
Hvidkindet Frugtdue
German:
Rotkappen-Fruchttaube
Spanish:
Tilopo Bonito
Spanish (Spain):
Tilopo Bonito
Finnish:
kaunohedelmäkyyhky
French:
Ptilope mignon
Croatian:
bjelogrla voćarica
Hungarian:
vörössapkás gyümölcsgalamb
Italian:
Tortora beccafrutta magnifica
Japanese (romaji):
nodojirohimeaobato
Japanese:
ノドジロヒメアオバト
Lithuanian:
Gražusis karvelis vaislesys
Dutch:
Temmincks Jufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afroditefruktdue
Norwegian:
Afroditefruktdue
Polish:
owocożer białolicy
Portuguese:
Pomba-de-fruta-barriga-laranja
Russian:
Красношапочный фруктовый голубь
Slovak:
pestroš sivoprsý
Swedish:
karmosinkronad fruktduva
Ukrainian:
Тілопо білогорлий
Chinese:
深红顶果鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
華麗果鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Tilinop esplèndid
Czech: Holub malovaný
Danish: Hvidkindet Frugtdue
German: Rotkappenfruchttaube, Rotkappen-Fruchttaube
English: Beautiful Fruit Dove, Beautiful Fruit-Dove, Crimson-capped Fruit Dove, Crimson-capped Fruit-Dove
English, HBW: Beautiful Fruit-dove
English (IOC): Beautiful Fruit Dove
English (United States): Beautiful Fruit-Dove
Esperanto: Belega fruktokolombo
Spanish: Tilopo Bonito, Tipolo Bonito
Spanish (Spain): Tilopo Bonito
Spanish (HBW): Beautiful Fruit-Dove
Estonian: valgekurk-rohetuvi
Finnish: Kaunohedelmäkyyhky
French: Ptilope mignon
Croatian: bjelogrla voćarica
Hungarian: vörössapkás gyümölcsgalamb
Indonesian: Walik Elok
Italian: Colomba frugivora bella, Tortora beccafrutta magnifica
Japanese (romaji): nodojirohimeaobato
Japanese: ノドジロヒメアオバト
Scientific: Columba pulchella, Ptilinopus pulchellus, Ptilinopus pulchellus pulchellus
Lithuanian: Gražusis karvelis vaislesys
Dutch: Temminck-jufferduif, Temmincks Jufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afroditefruktdue
Norwegian: Afroditefruktdue
Polish: owocozer bialolicy, owocożer białolicy
Portuguese: Pomba-de-fruta-barriga-laranja
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-da-fruta-bonito
Russian: Красношапочный фруктовый голубь, Малиновошапочный пёстрый голубь
Slovak: pestroš sivoprsý
Swedish: Karmosinkronad fruktduva
Turkish: Kestane kuşaklı meyve kumrusu
Ukrainian: Тілопо білогорлий
Chinese: 深红顶果鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 華麗果鳩

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