Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) [XC110981]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Avatiu Valley, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, New Zealand (call, song)
Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) [XC110982]
by id from Avatiu Valley, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, New Zealand (call, 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.