Ptilinopus insolitus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Columbimorphae
Ordo: Columbiformes

Familia: Columbidae
Subfamilia: Ptilinopinae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: Ptilinopus insolitus
Subspecies: P. i. inferior - P. i. insolitus
Name

Ptilinopus insolitus Schlegel, 1863
References

Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor De Dierkunde 1 p. 61 Vogels pl.3 fig.3
Vernacular names
English: Knob-billed Fruit-dove

The knob-billed fruit dove (Ptilinopus insolitus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago.
Taxonomy and systematics

The knob-billed fruit dove was originally described as Ptilopus insolitus by Hermann Schlegel in 1863 on the basis of specimens from New Ireland.[3] The name of the genus was later emended to Ptilinopus. The generic name Ptilinopus is derived from the Ancient Greek words πτιλον (ptilon), meaning feather, and πους (pous), meaning foot. The specific name insolitus is from the Latin word insolitus, meaning strange.[4] Knob-billed fruit dove is the official common name designated by the International Ornithologists' Union.[5] Other common names for the species include red-knobbed fruit dove and Schlegel's fruit-dove.[6]

The knob-billed fruit dove is closely related to the orange-bellied fruit dove, and these two species are thought to form a species group with the grey-headed and carunculated fruit doves. This group may also include the black-naped and dwarf fruit doves.[7]

There are two recognised subspecies of the knob-billed fruit dove.[5] Variation between subspecies may be clinal.[8]

Ptilinopus insolitus insolitus – Schlegel, 1863: The nominate subspecies. Found in the Bismarck Archipelago, except where inferior occurs.[8]
Ptilinopus insolitus inferior – Hartert, 1924: Found on Mussau and Emirau. It is much smaller than the nominate subspecies and has russet feathering around the grey shoulder patch, and may represent a separate species.[8]

References

BirdLife International (2018). "Ptilinopus insolitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22691549A132062844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22691549A132062844.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
"Ptilinopus insolitus (Knob-billed Fruit-Dove) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
Bleeker, P.; Schlegel, H.; Westerman, Gerardus Frederik; Kerbert, C.; Koninklijk Zoologisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra, te Amsterdam (1863). Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde. Amsterdam.
Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 205, 322. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
"Pigeons – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-11-11.
"Ptilinopus insolitus (Knob-billed Fruit-Dove) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
Baptista, Luis F.; Trail, Pepper W.; Horblit, H.M.; Boesman, Peter F. D.; Garcia, Ernest (2020-03-04), Billerman, Shawn M.; Keeney, Brooke K.; Rodewald, Paul G.; Schulenberg, Thomas S. (eds.), "Knob-billed Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus insolitus)", Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, doi:10.2173/bow.kbfdov1.01, S2CID 241198519, retrieved 2021-11-20
Baptista, Luis F.; Trail, Pepper W.; Horblit, H.M.; Boesman, Peter F. D.; Garcia, Ernest (2020-03-04), Billerman, Shawn M.; Keeney, Brooke K.; Rodewald, Paul G.; Schulenberg, Thomas S. (eds.), "Knob-billed Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus insolitus)", Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, doi:10.2173/bow.kbfdov1.01, S2CID 241198519, retrieved 2021-11-20