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
Predation by introduced rats (particularly black rat Rattus rattus), habitat destruction including the exploitation of coconut plantations, are the main threats. Being rather tame hunting may also be a threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Insects and seeds, usually procurred on the ground.
Atoll Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) [XC441649]
by id from Avatoru, \u00celes Tuamotu, The Tuamotu and Gambier Islands, France (song)
Subspecies
A member of the large Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) species-group, within which associated with the Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) subgroup; often considered conspecific with Makatea Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) and Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus). Taxonomy of Ptilinopus in south-eastern Polynesia is confused. Present species has often been considered a subspecies of Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus), along with Makatea Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus). Other arrangements have considered Makatea Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) and subspecies chrysogaster of Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) to be subspecies of the present species.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet