White-capped fruit dove
The white-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was described by French naturalist and surgeon Adolphe-Simon Neboux in 1840. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. The name honours French admiral and botanist Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. dupetithouarsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii (Neboux, 1840) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691500A93314827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691500A93314827.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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