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Red-eared fruit dove
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: P. fischeri
Binomial name
Ptilinopus fischeri
Brüggemann, 1876

The red-eared fruit dove (Ptilinopus fischeri) is a species of bird in the pigeon family. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Distribution

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. They are found at elevations between 1,000 - 3,000m.

Subspecies

There are three subspecies of the red-eared fruit dove:

  • Ptilinopus fischeri fischeri (Found in north Sulawesi)
  • Ptilinopus fischeri centralis (Found in central and southeastern Sulawesi)
  • Ptilinopus fischeri meridionalis (Found in southwest Sulawesi)

Status

It is listed as least concern by the IUCN although their populations are currently decreasing.

See also

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ptilinopus fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
  2. ^ International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2016-10-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Ramphiculus fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. Oiseaux.net. "Ptilope de Fischer - Ptilinopus fischeri - Red-eared Fruit Dove". www.oiseaux.net. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
Taxon identifiers
Ptilinopus fischeri


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