Kosrae fruit dove
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. hernsheimi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus hernsheimi Finsch, 1880 | |
References
- BirdLife International (2014). "Ptilinopus hernsheimi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.
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