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Grey-headed fruit dove

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Grey-headed fruit dove
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. hyogastrus
Binomial name
Ptilinopus hyogastrus
(Temminck, 1824)

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.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

It is mostly green except for a grey head, red eyes and black yellow-tipped beak.

References

  1. ^ 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.