Blue-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus monacha)

Other Names (World)
Blue-capped Fruit-Dove, Blue-crowned Fruit-dove, Blue-capped Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1824)

Habitat
Lowland forest, but seems to prefer, or is more easily detected in mangroves, coastal woodland and disturbed forest. From sea-level - 750 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB).

Northern Moluccas on Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Kayoa, Kasiruta, Bacan, Damar and Obi.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A slow 'who-oo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Blue-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus monacha) [XC202382]
by Marc Anderson from Morotai, km5 north of Sidowa, Moluccas, Indonesia (song)

Blue-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus monacha) [XC216782]
by id from Lake Tolire Besar, Ternate, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
A distinct form of uncertain affinities, formerly considered to be very closely related to Coroneted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus), but now thought to be more distant. Sometimes placed with Coroneted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus) in the large Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) species-group.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blue-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus monacha) - 10 files

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