Crimson-crowned fruit dove

Crimson-crowned fruit dove
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. porphyraceus
Binomial name
Ptilinopus porphyraceus
(Temminck, 1821)
Subspecies

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The crimson-crowned fruit dove, also the Tongan fruit dove or purple-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus),[2] is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

The diet of Ptilinopus porphyraceus is mostly fruit, including figs, Meliaceae, Muntingia, Solanum torvum,[3] Metroxylon amicarum, and ylang ylang.[2]

It is typically solitary, and sometimes seen in pairs; it is believed to be territorial. However, on rare occasions, it has been seen in groups of up to 10.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus porphyraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728066A94969789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728066A94969789.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Cibois, Alice; Thibault, Jean-Claude; Meyer, Jean-Yves (January 2020), "Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans Peale, 1848).", Invasive birds: global trends and impacts, UK: CABI, pp. 255–257, doi:10.1079/9781789242065.0255, ISBN 978-1-78924-206-5, retrieved 2023-08-21
  3. ^ Baptista, Luis F.; Trail, Pepper W.; Horblit, H. M.; Boesman, Peter F. D.; Garcia, Ernest (2020). "Red-bellied Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus greyi), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.rbfdov1.01.