White-capped Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
The white-capped fruit dove, also called kuku locally, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was described by French naturalist and surgeon Adolphe-Simon Neboux in 1840. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. The name honours French admiral and botanist Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars. Two subspecies exist on the islands, Ptilinopus d. dupetithouarsii and Ptilinopus d. viridior.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
- Family
- Pigeons and Doves
- IUCN status
- LC