Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
Photo: Kyle Van Houtan · CC BY 4.0

Doves and Pigeons

Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus porphyraceus

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Family
Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
Order
Columbiformes

Overview

The crimson-crowned fruit dove, also the Tongan fruit dove or purple-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
The diet of Ptilinopus porphyraceus is mostly fruit, including figs, Meliaceae, Muntingia, Solanum torvum, Metroxylon amicarum, and ylang ylang.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.