Juvenile © Peter Kaestner
Adult © Robert Tizard
Adult © Janos Olah
Adult © Peter Kaestner

Purple-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus ponapensis

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Identification

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Colorful forest dove found solely on the Caroline Islands of Chuuk and Pohnpei; the only fruit-dove on these islands. Adult has a bright purple cap, leaf-green back and wings, and a broad lemon-yellow tail tip. Juvenile is green all over, but with darker wings. Forages in trees and bushes, feeding primarily on fruit. Song is a series of coos that accelerate before tapering off quietly.

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