The grey-headed fruit dove or gray-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus hyogastrus, Ptilinopus hyogastra or Ptilinopus hyogaster) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the northern Moluccas.
Grey-headed fruit dove | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Ptilinopus |
Species: | P. hyogastrus
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Binomial name | |
Ptilinopus hyogastrus (Temminck, 1824)
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Habitat
editIts natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description
editIt is mostly green except for a grey head, red eyes and black yellow-tipped beak.
References
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- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus hyogastrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691529A93315562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691529A93315562.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.