- Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
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Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Ptilinopus Species: P. porphyraceus Binomial name Ptilinopus porphyraceus
(Temminck, 1821)The Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus), also known as the Purple-capped Fruit Dove (leading to easy confusion with the Beautiful Fruit Dove, alternatively known as the Crimson-capped Fruit Dove), is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Ptilinopus porphyraceus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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