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Ptilinopus monacha

[edit] Identification

• Blue cap
• Yellow throat and flash behind eye

[edit] Similar Species

Carunculated Fruit-Dove

[edit] Distribution

Indonesia, northern Moluccas (Halmahera, Ternate, Bacan and adjacent islands)

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Lowland forest up to 750 m, mangroves and coastal woodland.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruit.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages