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 VU    Makatea Fruit-dove* Id (Atlas):
    Ptilinopus chalcurus

Description (8)
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Other Names (World)
Makatea Fruit-Dove, Mahatea Fruit-dove, Makatea Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1859

Habitat
Dense forest and other wooded areas.

Range (Guide)
French Polynesia (B).

Makatea (Tuamotu Archipelago).
 
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
Predation by introduced rats (particularly black rat Rattus rattus) may be a threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

 
Makatea Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) [XC716210]
     by ABirder from Rangiroa, \u00celes Tuamotu, \u00celes Tuamotu-Gambier, France (uncertain)

 
Makatea Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) [XC716215]
     by id from Rangiroa, \u00celes Tuamotu, \u00celes Tuamotu-Gambier, France (uncertain)

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 to be a subspecies of Atoll Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) or Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Makatea Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) - 8 files


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