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Purple-capped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus ponapensis Finsch, FHO 1878
The purple-capped fruit dove or Pohnpei fruit dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found on Chuuk and Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the crimson-crowned fruit dove. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Ptilinopus
Scientific:
Ptilinopus ponapensis
Original description
Citation:
Finsch, FHO 1878
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1877, pt.4 p.779
Imprint year:
1877
Protonym:
Ptilonopus ponapensis
Type locality:
Ponape, Caroline Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90449#page/499/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
2927775029BB2421
Avibase ID:
avibase-29277750
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/29277750
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677332
English:
Purple-capped Fruit Dove
Afrikaans:
Pohnpeivrugteduif
Bulgarian:
Западномикронезийска плодоядна гургулица
Catalan:
Tilinop de l'illa Ponhpei
Czech:
holub karolínský
Danish:
Ponapéfrugtdue
German:
Pohnpeifruchttaube
Esperanto:
violkrona fruktokolombo
Spanish:
Tilopo de Ponape
Spanish (Spain):
Tilopo de Ponape
Estonian:
pohnpei rohetuvi
French:
Ptilope de Pohnpei
Croatian:
ljubičastočela voćarica
Japanese (romaji):
ponpeihimeaobato
Japanese:
ポンペイヒメアオバト
Dutch:
Ponapéjufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Purpurpannefruktdue
Norwegian:
purpurpannefruktdue
Polish:
owocożer purpurowogłowy
Portuguese:
pombo-frugívoro-de-barrete-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-da-fruta-das-carolinas
Russian:
Понпейский фруктовый голубь
Slovak:
pestroš mikronézsky
Serbian:
Voćni golub sa ostrva Čuk i Ponpej
Swedish:
pohnpeifruktduva
Turkish:
Mor tepeli meyve kumrusu
Ukrainian:
тілопо мікронезійський
Chinese:
紫额果鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
紫額果鳩
Purple-capped Fruit Dove
Afrikaans:
Pohnpeivrugteduif
Bulgarian:
Западномикронезийска плодоядна гургулица
Catalan:
Tilinop de l'illa Ponhpei
Czech:
holub karolínský
Danish:
Ponapéfrugtdue
German:
Pohnpeifruchttaube
Esperanto:
violkrona fruktokolombo
Spanish:
Tilopo de Ponape
Spanish (Spain):
Tilopo de Ponape
Estonian:
pohnpei rohetuvi
French:
Ptilope de Pohnpei
Croatian:
ljubičastočela voćarica
Japanese (romaji):
ponpeihimeaobato
Japanese:
ポンペイヒメアオバト
Dutch:
Ponapéjufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Purpurpannefruktdue
Norwegian:
purpurpannefruktdue
Polish:
owocożer purpurowogłowy
Portuguese:
pombo-frugívoro-de-barrete-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-da-fruta-das-carolinas
Russian:
Понпейский фруктовый голубь
Slovak:
pestroš mikronézsky
Serbian:
Voćni golub sa ostrva Čuk i Ponpej
Swedish:
pohnpeifruktduva
Turkish:
Mor tepeli meyve kumrusu
Ukrainian:
тілопо мікронезійський
Chinese:
紫额果鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
紫額果鳩
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove (Purple-capped) ( Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove (Purple-capped) ( Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove (Purple-capped) ( Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) |
| Clements, version 2021: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Purple-capped Fruit-Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pohnpei Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Purple-capped Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus ponapensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ptilinopus [ponapensis or hernsheimi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Tilinop de l'illa Ponhpei
Czech: holub karolínský
Danish: Ponapéfrugtdue
German: Pohnpeifruchttaube
English: Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove (Purple-capped), Pohnpei Fruit-Dove, Ponape Fruit Dove, Purple-capped Fruit Dove, Purple-capped Fruit-Dove
English, HBW: Pohnpei Fruit-dove
English (IOC): Purple-capped Fruit Dove
English (United States): Purple-capped Fruit-Dove
Esperanto: violkrona fruktokolombo
Spanish: Tilopo de Ponape
Spanish (Spain): Tilopo de Ponape
Estonian: pohnpei rohetuvi
French: Ptilope à couronne pourpre, Ptilope de Clémentine (à couronne pourpre), Ptilope de Clémentine (ponapensis), Ptilope de Micronésie, Ptilope de Pohnpei, Ptilope de Ponapé
Croatian: ljubičastočela voćarica
Japanese (romaji): ponpeihimeaobato
Japanese: ポンペイヒメアオバト
Scientific: Ptilinopus ponapensis, Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis, Ptilonopus ponapensis
Dutch: Ponapéjufferduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Purpurpannefruktdue
Norwegian: purpurpannefruktdue
Polish: owocozer purpurowoglowy, owocożer purpurowogłowy
Portuguese: pombo-frugívoro-de-barrete-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-da-fruta-das-carolinas
Russian: Понпейский фруктовый голубь
Slovak: pestroš mikronézsky
Serbian: Voćni golub sa ostrva Čuk i Ponpej
Swedish: pohnpeifruktduva
Turkish: Mor tepeli meyve kumrusu
Ukrainian: тілопо мікронезійський
Chinese: 紫额果鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 紫額果鳩
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