Blue-capped fruit dove
Blue-capped fruit dove | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Ptilinopus |
Species: | P. monacha
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Binomial name | |
Ptilinopus monacha (Temminck, 1824)
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The blue-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus monacha) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the northern Maluku Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Ptilinopus monacha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Ptilinopus
- Birds of the Maluku Islands
- Birds described in 1824
- Columbiformes stubs