Raiatea fruit-dove

The Raiatea fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus chrysogaster) is a (sub-)species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Society Islands in French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Raiatea fruit-dove
Illustration of a Raiatea Fruit-dove by Joseph Wolf
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. purpuratus
Subspecies:
P. p. chrysogaster
Trinomial name
Ptilinopus purpuratus chrysogaster
Gray, GR, 1854
Synonyms
  • Ptilinopus chrysogaster

Distribution and population

The Raiatea fruit-dove is endemic to the French Polynesian islands Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora, and Maupiti There is an estimated population of p 1000 tot 2500 mature individual birds. Better population estimates after 2001 are unknown.[1]

Threats

There is an ongoing population decline due to habitat destruction; the introduction of non-native plants, predation by invasive species such as the swamp harrier (Circus approximans) and feral cats, Polynesian rats (Rattus exulans), black rats (R. rattus) have a negative impact on the quality of the species habitat.[1]

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References
  1. BirdLife International (2019). "Ptilinopus chrysogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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