Rapa Fruit Dove

When to see the Rapa Fruit Dove

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 2 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rapa Fruit Dove

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About the Rapa Fruit Dove

The Rapa fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, which includes pigeons and doves. It is endemic to the island of Rapa Iti in French Polynesia. The species was classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List in 2018 because of its small population and predicted continued decline. The Rapa fruit dove primarily feeds on fleshy fruit. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and it has an extent of 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi). It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation and invasive species. Effective land protection and management could increase the quality of habitat for the species.

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Easily confused with

Cloven-feathered DovePtilinopus holosericeaIt is a medium-sized dove, with the males at 32 cm long and 220 g weight slightly larger than the 28 cm, 160 g females. Kosrae Fruit DovePtilinopus hernsheimiThe Kosrae fruit dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found on Kosrae in the Micronesian Islands. Henderson Fruit DovePtilinopus insularisThe Henderson Fruit Dove ranges from 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) in size.