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Raiatea Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus chrysogaster Gray, GR, 1854
98 gWeight
The Raiatea fruit dove (Ptilinopus chrysogaster) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Most records: French Polynesia
Where and when it's recorded
Raiatea Fruit Dove has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Bora BoraFrench Polynesia22 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 Raiatea fruit dove (Ptilinopus chrysogaster) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Society Islands in French Polynesia. Although first named to science in 1853, this fruit dove was evidently discovered 30 years earlier, by René Primevère Lesson (1794–1849), while serving as naturalist aboard La Coquille.
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Questions
How big is the Raiatea Fruit Dove?
The Raiatea Fruit Dove weighs around 98 g.
Where does the Raiatea Fruit Dove live?
Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and (formerly) Maupiti (west-central Society Islands, eastern Polynesia). It is most often recorded in French Polynesia.
Is the Raiatea Fruit Dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Raiatea Fruit Dove as Endangered.
What does the Raiatea Fruit Dove eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Raiatea Fruit Dove in?
It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 98 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Endangered
More measurements
- Wing
- 137 mm
- Tail
- 78 mm
- Bill
- 19 mm
- Tarsus
- 24 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Pacific Ocean: Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and (formerly) Maupiti (west-central Society Islands, eastern Polynesia)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
- Genus
- Ptilinopus
Other birds in the genus Ptilinopus
Banded Fruit DovePtilinopus cinctus
Black-banded Fruit DovePtilinopus alligator
Red-naped Fruit DovePtilinopus dohertyi
Pink-headed Fruit DovePtilinopus porphyreus
Pink-spotted Fruit DovePtilinopus perlatus
Ornate Fruit DovePtilinopus ornatus
Tanna Fruit DovePtilinopus tannensis
Orange-fronted Fruit DovePtilinopus aurantiifrons
Wallace's Fruit DovePtilinopus wallacii
Superb Fruit DovePtilinopus superbus
Many-colored Fruit DovePtilinopus perousii
Crimson-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus porphyraceus
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