Kingdom Animalia Genus Ptilinopus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Columbidae Scientific name Ptilinopus purpuratus Higher classification Fruit dove Order Columbiformes | |
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Similar Fruit dove, Pigeons and doves, Bird, White‑capped fruit dove, Tanna fruit dove | ||
The grey-green fruit dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Distribution and Population
The grey-green fruit dove is endemic to the French Polynesian islands of Tahiti and Mo'orea. There is an estimated population of 5,000 to 10,000 mature individual birds on the two islands, of which 5,000 - 6,000 live on Mo'orea, at an estimated density of 2-3 birds per hectare.
Threats
In 1907, the grey-green fruit dove was reportedly very abundant on the two islands. However the population has declined since then. There is an ongoing slow population decline due to habitat destruction, the introduction of non-native plants, predation by invasive species such as the swamp harrier and feral cats, and competition by invasive red-vented bulbul and common myna.