Grey-headed fruit dove

Grey-headed fruit dove
Specimen in Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Ptilinopus
Species: P. hyogastrus
Binomial name
Ptilinopus hyogastrus
(Temminck, 1824)

The grey-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus hyogastrus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the northern Moluccas.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

It is mostly green except for a grey head, red eyes and black yellow-tipped beak.

References

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


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