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*''P. p. hernsheimi'': | *''P. p. hernsheimi'': | ||
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*''P. p. porphyraceus'': | *''P. p. porphyraceus'': | ||
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- Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Includes Purple-capped Fruit Dove and Kosrae Fruit Dove
Identification
Distribution
Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Pacific Islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- P. p. ponapensis:
- Caroline Islands (Truk and Pohnpei) - split as Purple-capped Fruit Dove by Gill and Donsker[2]
- P. p. hernsheimi:
- Kosrae (eastern Caroline Islands) - split as Kosrae Fruit Dove by Gill and Donsker[2]
- P. p. porphyraceus:
- P. p. fasciatus:
An additional subspecies graeffi is generally considred invalid[1].
Habitat
Mangroves and lowland moist forests.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-crowned_Fruit_Dove
