- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
Kosrae Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus hernsheimi
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Identification
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Brightly-colored dove found on Kosrae Island, in the eastern Carolina Islands; the only fruit-dove on its island. Adult has a bright green back and wings, a purple crown, and pale head and breast. Forages in trees and bushes, feeding primarily on fruit. Gives a series of coos that accelerate then level off; some coos are pronounced double-notes with a hiccuping quality.
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