Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

About the Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

The rose-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus regina), also known as pink-capped fruit dove or Swainson's fruit dove, is a medium-sized fruit dove that is found in parts of southern Indonesia, northern Australia and eastern Australia.

The rose-crowned fruit dove was formally described in 1825 by the English naturalist William Swainson. He considered his specimens as a variant of the grey-green fruit dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) and specified the scientific name as Ptilinopus purpuratus var. Regina.

The type locality is New South Wales. Five subspecies are recognised: P. r. flavicollis Bonaparte, 1855 – Flores, Savu, Rote, Semau and west Timor (central Lesser Sunda Islands) P. r. roseipileum Hartert, EJO, 1904 – east Timor, Wetar, Romang, Kisar, Leti and Moa (east Lesser Sunda Islands)

P. r. xanthogaster (Wagler, 1827) – Damar Island, Sermata, Nila, Teun and Babar Islands (far east Lesser Sunda Islands), Banda, Kai and Tanimbar Islands (south Moluccas) and Aru Islands (southwest of New Guinea) P. r. ewingii Gould, 1842 – northeast Western Australia to northeast Northern Territory and Melville Island (Tiwi Islands, north of Northern Territory; north Australia)

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