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Kosrae fruit dove
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: P. hernsheimi
Binomial name
Ptilinopus hernsheimi
Finsch, 1880

The Kosrae fruit dove (Ptilinopus hernsheimi), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found on Kosrae in the Micronesian Islands. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the crimson-crowned fruit dove. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus hernsheimi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728074A94970005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728074A94970005.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  • Hayes, F.E., H.D. Pratt, and C.J. Cianchini. 2016. The avifauna of Kosrae, Micronesia: history, status, and taxonomy. Pacific Science 70: 91–127.
Taxon identifiers
Ptilinopus hernsheimi


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