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Silver-capped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus richardsii Ramsay, EP, 1882
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Silver-capped Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus richardsii, is a bird of the Solomon Islands in the pigeon and dove family. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species was described by Ramsay in 1882. Two subspecies are recognised: the nominate form occurs on Ugi and Santa Anna, while P. r. cyanopterus is recorded from Rennell Island and Bellona Island.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Australasia: s Solomon Is.
