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.

Scientific name

Ptilinopus ponapensis

Family

Pigeons and Doves

IUCN status

LC