Purple-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus ponapensis)
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Purple-capped Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus ponapensis Finsch, 1878

105 gWeight

The purple-capped fruit dove or Pohnpei fruit dove (Ptilinopus ponapensis), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found on Chuuk and Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Micronesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Micronesia

Purple-capped Fruit Dove has been recorded at 7 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Weno IslandMicronesia49 records
  2. Nan MadolMicronesia14 records
  3. Tol SouthMicronesia13 records
More places
  1. Sokehs RidgeMicronesia4 records
  2. Ant atoll, PohnpeiMicronesia3 records
  3. Pein UhMicronesia2 records
  4. Mangrove Bay HotelMicronesia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Micronesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The purple-capped fruit dove or Pohnpei fruit dove (Ptilinopus ponapensis), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found on Chuuk and Pohnpei in the Caroline 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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Questions

How big is the Purple-capped Fruit Dove?

The Purple-capped Fruit Dove weighs around 105 g.

Where does the Purple-capped Fruit Dove live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Chuuk (=Truk, central Caroline Islands) and Pohnpei (=Ponape, eastern Caroline Islands, central Micronesia). It is most often recorded in Micronesia.

When is the best time to see the Purple-capped Fruit Dove?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Purple-capped Fruit Dove endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Purple-capped Fruit Dove as Least Concern.

What does the Purple-capped Fruit Dove eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Purple-capped Fruit Dove in?

It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.

At a glance

Weight
105 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
127 mm
Tail
67 mm
Bill
18 mm
Tarsus
23 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Pacific Ocean: Chuuk (=Truk, central Caroline Islands) and Pohnpei (=Ponape, eastern Caroline Islands, central Micronesia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
Genus
Ptilinopus

Other birds in the genus Ptilinopus

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Purple-capped Fruit Dove

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