| Black-banded fruit dove | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. alligator
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus alligator Collett, 1898
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The black-banded fruit dove (Ptilinopus alligator) is a large (38–44 cm in length, 450-570 g in weight) pigeon with white head, neck and upper breast; black back and upperwing grading to grey on rump; black tail with broad grey terminal band; underparts grey, demarcated from white head and neck by broad black band.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus alligator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691312A93308874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691312A93308874.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.