Biology:Grey-headed fruit dove

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Short description: Species of bird

Grey-headed fruit dove
Ptilinopus hyogastrus head 1899.jpg
Ptilinopus hyogastrus Naturhistorisches Museum (MoNH) Vienna.jpg
Specimen in Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 or gray-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus hyogastrus, Ptilinopus hyogastra or Ptilinopus hyogaster) 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

Wikidata ☰ Q882943 entry