Kingdom Animalia Genus Ptilinopus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Columbidae Scientific name Ptilinopus mercierii 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 red-moustached fruit dove (Ptilinopus mercierii) was a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was endemic to French Polynesia. The last record was of the subspecies tristrami on Hiva Oa, in 1922. Its extinction has been attributed to predation by the introduced great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), as well as by introduced rats and cats.
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