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Subspecies Ptilinopus magnificus assimilis (Gould, 1850)

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Subspecies Ptilinopus magnificus assimilis (Gould, 1850)

  • Carpophaga assimilis Gould, J. 1850. A brief account of the researches in natural history of John McGillivray, Esq., the naturalist attached to H.M. surveying ship the Rattlesnake, on the north-eastern coasts of Australia, New Guinea &c. Contributions to Ornithology Jardine 1850: 92-107 [106] [also read at meeting of Zoological Society of London, 23 July 1850, but not published until Feb. 1851 in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1850: 201, see Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of delivery of the sheets of the "Proceedings" of the Zoological Society of London, from the commencement in 1830 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440; syntypes illustrated on pl. 67 in Gould, J. 1869. The Birds of Australia. Supplement. London : J. Gould 81 pls pp. [Pt 3, 1859]; type locality specified on p. 99 of original description].
    Type data:
     Syntype(s) BMNH 1855.4.11.3. ?♀ adult (two additional unspecified specimens*), Cape York, N QLD
    Comment: for identification of syntypes, see Salvadori, T. 1893. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Columbae, or Pigeons. London : British Museum Vol. 21 xvii 676 pp. XV pls (169); 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.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Coastal Cape York Peninsula south on west coast to Weipa, on east coast to Massy Creek-Stewart River and inland there to the McIlwraith Range and Tozer Gap—also main south-west (mainland) islands in Torres Strait north to Badu Is.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, frugivorous, nomadic, resident, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Randomly dispersed, opportunistic breeder/seasonal breeder, arboreal fruit-eater in mid and upper stages of tropical rainforest, rather solitary, rests, roosts and nests in trees, wanders rather locally to seasonal food sources.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Feb-2010 (import)