White-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii)
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White-capped Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii (Néboux, 1840)

100 gWeight

The white-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii), also called kuku locally, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Most records: French Polynesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-capped 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

  1. Nuku Hiva – Taiohae BayFrench Polynesia32 records

Countries and regions with the most records

French Polynesia

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 white-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii), also called kuku locally, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was described by French naturalist and surgeon Adolphe-Simon Neboux in 1840. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.

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Questions

How big is the White-capped Fruit Dove?

The White-capped Fruit Dove weighs around 100 g.

Where does the White-capped Fruit Dove live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Marquesas Islands (northeastern Polynesia). It is most often recorded in French Polynesia.

Is the White-capped Fruit Dove endangered?

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

What does the White-capped Fruit Dove eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the White-capped Fruit Dove in?

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

At a glance

Weight
100 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
144 mm
Tail
77 mm
Bill
19 mm
Tarsus
24 mm

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

Range

Pacific Ocean: Marquesas Islands (northeastern Polynesia)

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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White-capped Fruit Dove

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