Ptilopus speciosus = Ptilinopus speciosus (Geelvink fruit dove)

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Subject:	Ptilopus speciosus = Ptilinopus speciosus (Geelvink fruit dove)
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Ptilopus speciosus = Ptilinopus solomonensis speciosus (yellow-bibbed fruit dove) = Ptilinopus speciosus (Geelvink fruit dove)
Date 1876
Source Ornithological Miscellany. Volume 3 http://www.archive.org/stream/ornithologicalmi03rowl#page/n235/mode/1up
Author Joseph Smit (1836–1929) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smit
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PtilopusSpeciosusSmit.jpg

The Geelvink fruit dove (Ptilinopus speciosus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is native to several islands, including Biak, Supiori, Numfor, and the smaller Padaido Islands, collectively known as the Schouten or Geelvink Islands, which lie north of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is also found in the islands' degraded former forests. The Geelvink fruit dove was formerly considered conspecific with the yellow-bibbed fruit dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis), but was recognized as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.

Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: Ptilinopus speciosus Schlegel, 1871

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