Black-naped Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus melanospilus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
Genus
Ptilinopus
eBird Code
bknfrd1

Subspecies (5)

  • Ptilinopus melanospilus bangueyensis

    southern Philippines and islands off northern Borneo

  • Ptilinopus melanospilus chrysorrhous

    Banggai and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi), and southern Moluccas (Obi and Seram)

  • Ptilinopus melanospilus melanauchen

    Matasiri Island, Java, Lesser Sundas, and islands south of Sulawesi

  • Ptilinopus melanospilus melanospilus

    Sulawesi, Talisei, Bangka, Lembeh, and Togian islands

  • Ptilinopus melanospilus xanthorrhous

    Talaud Islands, Sangihe Islands (Sulawesi) and Doi Island (northern Moluccas)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.