NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Whistling Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus layardi D. G. Elliot, 1878
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The whistling dove (Ptilinopus layardi), also known as the whistling fruit dove, velvet dove or yellow-headed dove, is a small fruit dove from Fiji. The species is endemic to the islands of Kadavu and Ono in the Kadavu Group in the south of Fiji.
Wikipedia contributors, Whistling dove; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:54:47.086212+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus layardi D. G. Elliot, 1878
- Name authority
- D. G. Elliot, 1878
- Common name
- Whistling Fruit Dove
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Ptilinopus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyRaphinae
- genusPtilinopus Swainson, 1825
- speciesPtilinopus layardi D. G. Elliot, 1878
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ptilinopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Orange-fronted Fruit DovePtilinopus aurantiifrons G. R. Gray, 1858 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Makatea Fruit DovePtilinopus chalcurus G. R. Gray, 1860 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coroneted Fruit DovePtilinopus coronulatus G. R. Gray, 1858 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-naped Fruit DovePtilinopus dohertyi Rothschild, 1896 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-headed Fruit DovePtilinopus eugeniae (Gould, 1856) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-eared Fruit DovePtilinopus fischeri Brüggemann, 1876 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Carunculated Fruit DovePtilinopus granulifrons Hartert, 1898 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-bellied Fruit DovePtilinopus greyi Bonaparte, 1857 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rapa Fruit DovePtilinopus huttoni Finsch, 1874 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-headed Fruit DovePtilinopus hyogastrus (Temminck, 1824) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-bellied Fruit DovePtilinopus iozonus G. R. Gray, 1858 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jambu Fruit DovePtilinopus jambu (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chrysoena viridis E. L. Layard, 1875 E. L. Layard, 1875 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Elliot, D. G. (1878). On the Fruit-Pigeons of the Genus Ptilopus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 1878, Part 3. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4Q7NJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.