Carunculated fruit dove

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Carunculated fruit dove
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. granulifrons
Binomial name
Ptilinopus granulifrons
Hartert, 1898

The carunculated fruit dove (Ptilinopus granulifrons) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Obira.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus granulifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22691539A93315725. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691539A93315725.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.