Crimson-crowned fruit dove
| Crimson-crowned fruit dove | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. porphyraceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus porphyraceus (Temminck, 1821)
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The crimson-crowned fruit dove, also the Tongan fruit dove or purple-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
The diet of Ptilinopus porphyraceus is mostly fruit, including figs, Meliaceae, Muntingia, Solanum torvum, Metroxylon amicarum, and ylang ylang.
It is typically solitary, and sometimes seen in pairs; it is believed to be territorial. However, on rare occasions, it has been seen in groups of up to 10.