Species Ptilinopus alligator Collett, 1898
Black-banded Fruit Dove
- Ptilinopus (Leucotreron) alligator Collett, R. 1898. On some pigeons and parrots from north and north-west Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 353-357 [354] [as Ptilopus (Leucotreron) alligator; for identification of syntype in BMNH, see Sharpe, R.B. 1906. Birds. pp. 79–515 in, The History of the Collections contained in the Natural History Departments of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 2. (281); Warren, R.L.M. 1966. Type-specimens of Birds in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 1 Non-Passerines. London : British Museum ix 320 pp.; syntype figured on pl. 29 in original description].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH (no. unspecified) ♀ adult, South Alligator River, NT 13º30´S 132º50´E (as sources of the South Alligator River, Arnhem Land); UZMO ♂, South Alligator River, NT 13º30´S 132º50´E (as sources of the South Alligator River, Arnhem Land).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
W Arnhem Land plateaux and escarpments, north to Oenpelli-Nabarlek, west to upper South Alligator River and its catchment, south to uppermost headwaters of Mary River and Sleisbeck, and east to head of Mainoru and middle Mann Rivers—records from outside this region require confirmation.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, frugivorous, gregarious, nomadic, open forest, resident, tall open shrubland, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Randomly dispersed, seasonal breeder, arboreal fruit-eater in pockets of rainforest and broadleaf- or rainforest-scrub on sandstone cliffs, declivities, gorges and valleys, feeds in ones or twos or gathers in flocks of up to 100 on prolifically-fruiting food trees, roosts, nests and rests in trees, wanders locally to seasonal food sources.
General References
Frith, H.J. 1972. Nesting of the Black-banded Pigeon and the Australian rock pigeons. The Emu 72: 13-16 (distribution, habitat, abundance, behaviour, nidification, taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 07-Oct-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |