Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis)

Other Names (World)
Rarotonga Fruit-dove, Cook Islands Fruit-Dove, Cook Fruit-dove, Cook Island Fruit-dove, Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
20 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871

Habitat
Hillside and upland forest, horticultural lowland areas, woodlands, fringes of plantations.

Range (Guide)

Cook Islands (B) (NB).

Rarotonga and Atiu in the Cook Islands.

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

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and stable.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A haunting 'ooooo-oooo-ooo-oo' or 'oooo-oooo-oooo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) [XC110946]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Coastal Rainforest, Lake Te Roto area, Atiu, Cook Islands, New Zealand (song)

Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) [XC110944]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Coastal Rainforest, Lake Te Roto area, Atiu, Cook Islands, New Zealand (song)

Nest
A loose platform of twigs.

Subspecies
A member of the large Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) species-group. Intermediate in appearance between the species in the proposed Tongan Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus) and Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) subgroups.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rarotongensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871 - Rarotonga (Cook Is).
goodwini Holyoak, 1974 - Atiu (Cook Is).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) - 10 files

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