Purple-capped fruit dove

Ptilinopus ponapensis

The purple-capped fruit dove or Pohnpei fruit dove , is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found on Chuuk and Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the crimson-crowned fruit dove. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyColumbidae
GenusPtilinopus
SpeciesP. ponapensis
Photographed in
Micronesia