Purple-capped Fruit-Dove

The Purple-capped Fruit-dove , also known as the Crimson-crowned Fruit-dove , is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

The Purple-capped Fruit-Dove is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Purple-capped Fruit-dove), is a medium-sized (22–24 cm long), colourful fruit-dove in the family Columbidae. More

The Purple-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple-capped_Fruit-dove The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. It is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Genus : Ptilinopus
Species : porphyraceus
Authority : (Temminck, 1821)