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BPBM 20339Vertebrate Zoology

Ptilinopus ornatus

Ornate Fruit Dove

As recorded: Ptilinopus ornatus Schlegel, 1871

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Columbiformes › Columbidae

Region
Papua New Guinea
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of Ptilinopus ornatusSpecies page ›

Ptilinopus ornatus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.

Ptilinopus ornatus observed 2026-09-18

2026-09-18

Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia

(c) Mehd Halaouate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ptilinopus ornatus observed 2026-06-21

2026-06-21

North Fly District, Western Province, Papua New Guinea

(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Ptilinopus ornatus observed 2025-08-19

2025-08-19

Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea

no rights reserved

Ptilinopus ornatus observed 2024-07-26

2024-07-26

Arfak Mountains

(c) Scott Bowers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ptilinopus ornatus observed 2023-01-05

2023-01-05

Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia

(c) khalebyordan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ptilinopus ornatus observed 2019-07-21

2019-07-21

Highlands Hwy, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

(c) wilmotsenaratne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ptilinopus ornatus. BPBM 20339. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38327670. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/20339.

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