Whistling dove
| Whistling dove | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. layardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus layardi Elliot, 1878 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Chrysoenas layardi | |
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.