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Crimson-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus

The Crimson-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.



Crimson-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Crimson-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands.


Taxonomy and systematics
The crimson-crowned fruit dove has two remaining sub-species:
• Ptilinopus porphyraceus porphyraceus (Temminck, 1821) - Niue, Tonga and Fiji Islands
• Ptilinopus porphyraceus fasciatus Peale, 1848 - Samoa

Two former subspecies were reclassified as separate species in 2016:

• Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis Finsch, 1878 is now the purple-capped fruit dove (P. ponapensis)
• Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis Finsch, 1880 is now the Kosrae fruit dove (P. hernsheimi)

Crimson-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Ptilinopus porphyraceus clementinae
By Ibis 1891,
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Listen to the Crimson-crowned fruit dove

Remarks from the Recordist

Bird singing in top strata of secondary forest. Recording equipment: Telinga Pro 7 Stereo Dat mic, Sounddevices 702

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Conservation status
Crimson-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Least concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: 1 October 2017 (Date of first photo that I could use)
Location: Vava'u, Tonga


Crimson-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Crimson-crowned fruit dove - Ptilinopus porphyraceus - 1 October 2017 - Vava'u, Tonga

Crimson-crowned fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Crimson-crowned fruit dove - Ptilinopus porphyraceus - 8 October 2017 - Vava'u, Tonga



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