Lilac-crowned fruit dove

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Lilac-crowned fruit dove
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. rarotongensis
Binomial name
Ptilinopus rarotongensis
Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871

The lilac-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Cook Islands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Subspecies[]

  • P. r. rarotongensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871 – Rarotonga
  • P. r. goodwini Holyoak, 1974 – Atiu

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus rarotongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691465A93313234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691465A93313234.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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