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When to see the Purple-capped Fruit Dove
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Purple-capped Fruit Dove
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Purple-capped Fruit Dove
The purple-capped fruit dove or Pohnpei fruit dove, 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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Easily confused with
Silver-capped Fruit DovePtilinopus richardsiiThe silver-capped fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
White-capped Fruit DovePtilinopus dupetithouarsiiThe white-capped fruit dove is a colourful bird with greenish wings that are marked with blue patches.
Lilac-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus rarotongensisThe lilac-crowned fruit dove, also known as the Rarotonga fruit-dove or Cook Islands fruit-dove, is one of over 50 species of Ptilinopus.
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