Makatea Fruit Dove
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Doves and Pigeons

Makatea Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus chalcurus

Family
Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
Order
Columbiformes

Overview

The Makatea fruit dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia island of Makatea in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and is also present near villages. This bird is approximately 20 cm (7.9 in) tall and has plumage of mostly green feathers with a dark purple crown and forehead, pale greenish-grey throat and chest, cloven lower chest feathers producing rows of shadows that appear as streaks, yellow underparts, tinged orange anteriorly.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Makatea Island (western Tuamotu Archipelago).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.