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Blue-capped fruit dove

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Species of bird

Blue-capped Fruit-Dove
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.
Taxon identifiers
Ptilinopus monacha


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