How big is a Rapa Fruit Dove?

The Rapa Fruit Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 130 g.

Where can you see a Rapa Fruit Dove?

The Rapa Fruit Dove is endemic to French Polynesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Rapa Fruit Dove?

The Rapa Fruit Dove is most easily confused with the Kosrae Fruit Dove, the Henderson Fruit Dove and the Makatea Fruit Dove.

Is the Rapa Fruit Dove endangered?

The Rapa Fruit Dove is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Rapa Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus huttoni

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Rapa Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus huttoni) is a legendary doves and pigeon found only in French Polynesia, weighing about 130 g. The Rapa fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, which includes pigeons and doves.

Critically EndangeredLegendaryEndemicEats fruitforest130 g

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. Additional research into population…

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Where it lives

French Polynesia

When to see it

Best months: April, October, with peak activity in October. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Rapa Fruit Dove look like?: The Rapa fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, which includes pigeons and doves.
How big is a Rapa Fruit Dove?: The Rapa Fruit Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 130 g.
Where can you see a Rapa Fruit Dove?: The Rapa Fruit Dove is endemic to French Polynesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Rapa Fruit Dove?: The Rapa Fruit Dove is most easily confused with the Kosrae Fruit Dove, the Henderson Fruit Dove and the Makatea Fruit Dove.
Is the Rapa Fruit Dove endangered?: The Rapa Fruit Dove is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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