Lilac-crowned fruit dove

Lilac-crowned fruit dove
Scientific classification
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.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ptilinopus rarotongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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