Blue-capped fruit dove

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Blue-capped Fruit-Dove
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. monacha
Binomial name
Ptilinopus monacha
(Temminck, 1824)

The blue-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus monacha) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the northern Maluku Islands.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus monacha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22691415A93311607. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691415A93311607.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.