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Crimson-crowned fruit dove

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The crimson-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus) 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, and Solanum torvum.[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

Until 2016, both the purple-capped fruit dove and the Kosrae fruit dove were also considered as subspecies of the crimson-crowned fruit dove. The crimson-crowned fruit dove has two remaining sub-species:

  • P. p. porphyraceus - (Temminck, 1821): Found on Niue, Tonga and Fiji Islands
  • P. p. fasciatus - Peale, 1848: Found on Samoa

References

  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. ^ 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.
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Crimson-crowned fruit dove: Brief Summary

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The crimson-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus) 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, and Solanum torvum.

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