Ptilinopus insolitus

Conservation status: 

Not Threatened.

Behaviour: 

Phylogeny: 

Taxonomy:

    Ptilopus insolitus Schlegel, 1863, New Caledonia; error = New Ireland. Forms a superspecies with P. iozonus; these two form a species-group with P. hyogaster and P. granulifrons, and perhaps also P. melanospila and P. nanus. Two subspecies recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution: 

Subspecies and Distribution:

    * inferior Hartert, 1924 - Mussau and Emira in St Matthias Group (N Bismarck Archipelago). * insolitus (Schlegel, 1863) - Bismarck Archipelago from New Hanover, Djaul, New Ireland and Tabar, Lihir and Feni Is through Watom and Duke of York I to New Britain and Lolobau, and W through Sakar, Umboi, Tolokiwa and Long to Crown I.
Trophic strategy: 

Diet consists of seeds, fallen fruits and insect.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith