Biology:Lilac-crowned fruit dove
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Short description: Species of bird
| Lilac-crowned fruit dove | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. rarotongensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus rarotongensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871
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The lilac-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) also known as the Rarotonga fruit-dove[1] or Cook Islands fruit-dove[2][3] is a species of bird in the family doves.[4]
Taxonomy and systematics
The Lilac-crowned fruit dove occurs in the Cook Islands and is split into two subspecies with their corresponding distribution.[4]
- Ptilinopus rarotongensis rarotongensis – occurs on Rarotonga
- Ptilinopus rarotongensis goodwini – occurs on Atiu
Status
Due to the Lilac-crowned fruit doves occurrence only being seen nowadays on two small islands they are susceptible to sudden storms on the islands. The population is seen as stable but is no larger than 2500 individuals. The IUCN categorized the dove as "Near Threatened" as of 2021.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BirdLife International (2021). "Ptilinopus rarotongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22691465A196449443. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691465/196449443. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ptilinopus rarotongensis". Avibase. https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=779F6508978EE163.
- ↑ "Cook Islands Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis". https://ebird.org/species/cifdov1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Downloadable Checklist – Clements Checklist". https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1259352 entry
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