pink-spotted fruit dove (Ptilinopus perlatus) Ptilinopus perlatus
Artist Jean Gabriel Prêtre (1768–1849)
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Temminck pl. col. 559
Old Latin name Ptilinopus perlatus
New Latin name Ptilinopus perlatus
Common name Nederlands: Pareljufferduif
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The pink-spotted fruit dove (Ptilinopus perlatus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in forest and woodland in lowland and foothills of New Guinea and nearby smaller islands. These doves are widespread and generally common. Alternative names for the pink-spotted fruit dove include pink-spotted fruit pigeon.
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: Ptilinopus perlatus (Temminck, 1835)
