Lilac-crowned fruit dove
Species of bird
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The lilac-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis), also known as the Rarotonga fruit-dove[1] or Cook Islands fruit-dove,[2][3] is one of over 50 species of Ptilinopus (the fruit doves or fruit pigeons).[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. rarotongensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus rarotongensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871 | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The lilac-crowned fruit dove occurs in the Cook Islands and is split into two subspecies.[4]
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