Ptilinopus roseicapilla

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• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Endangered

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Family Columbidae

Stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Habitat

Various types of forested habitat .

Ecology: This species eats a variety of fruit from the forest canopy2 particularly from native Ficus spp. and Premna obtusifolia trees . It may also descend to feed in bushes or on the ground , where it takes the fruits of the introduced prostrate vine Momordica charantia8. It is found in a variety of forest types but appears more common in limestone forest1 and to prefer mature native forest8. On Aguijan it is found in heavily grazed forest and on Tinian in the scrubland of introduced Leucaena trees. It seems to breed all year round with a peak in breeding activity and consequently population size during April-July1. It lays one egg in a nest approximately 2.8 m from the ground8. (Ref. 65846)


List of Habitats :1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 1.7Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level 3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Biology

Diet

Insects, buds, and fruit. Both parents produce crop milk to feed their chicks.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Ptilinopus roseicapilla (Lesson, 1831)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 26-May-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ptilinopus

There are approximately 173 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. arcanus (Negros Fruit-Dove) · P. aurantiifrons (Orange-Fronted Fruit-Dove) · P. bellus · P. bernsteinii (Scarlet-Breasted Fruit-Dove) · P. bernsteinii bernsteinii · P. bernsteinii micrus · P. caesarinus · P. chalcurus (Makatea Fruit-Dove) · P. cinctus · P. cinctus albocinctus · P. cinctus alligator · P. cinctus cinctus · P. cinctus everetti · P. cinctus lettiensis · P. cinctus ottonis · P. coralensis (Atoll Fruit-Dove) · P. coralensis coralensis · P. coronulatus (Coroneted Fruit-Dove) · P. coronulatus coronulatus · P. coronulatus geminus · P. coronulatus huonensis · P. coronulatus quadrigeminus · P. coronulatus trigeminus · P. dohertyi (Red-Naped Fruit-Dove) · P. dupetithouarsii (White-Capped Fruit-Dove) · P. dupetithouarsii viridior · P. dupetitthouarsi dupetitthouarsi · P. eugeniae (White-Headed Fruit-Dove) · P. eugeniae lewisi · P. fischeri (Red-Eared Fruit-Dove) · P. fischeri centralis · P. fischeri fischeri · P. fischeri meridionalis · P. fischeri proximus · P. geelvinkiana · P. granulifrons (Carunculated Fruit-Dove) · P. greyii (Red-Bellied Fruit-Dove) · P. huttoni (Rapa Fruit-Dove) · P. hyogastrus (Grey-Headed Fruit-Dove) · P. insolitus (Knob-Billed Fruit-Dove) · P. insolitus inferior · P. insolitus insolitus · P. insularis (Henderson Fruit-Dove) · P. iozonus (Orange-Bellied Fruit-Dove) · P. iozonus finschi · P. iozonus humeralis · P. iozonus iobiensis · P. iozonus iozonus · P. iozonus jobiensis · P. iozonus pseudohumeralis · P. jambu (Jambu Fruit Dove) · P. jambu leucotreron · P. layardi (Whistling Dove) · P. leclancheri (Black-Chinned Fruit-Dove) · P. leclancheri leclancheri · P. leclancheri longialis · P. leclancheri taiwanus · P. luteovirens (Golden Dove) · P. magnifica · P. magnifica septentrionalis · P. magnificus (Wampoo Fruit-Dove) · P. magnificus assimilis · P. magnificus keri · P. magnificus magnificus · P. magnificus poliura · P. magnificus poliurus · P. magnificus puella · P. magnificus septentrionalis · P. magnificus ssp · P. marchei (Flame-Breasted Fruit-Dove) · P. melanocephalus · P. melanocephalus margaretha · P. melanospila bangueyensis · P. melanospila melanospila · P. melanospilus (Black Naped Fruit Dove) · P. melanospilus bangueyensis · P. melanospilus chrysorrhous · P. melanospilus melanauchen · P. melanospilus melanospilus · P. melanospilus xanthorrhous · P. mercierii (Red-Moustached Fruit-Dove) · P. mercierii mercierii · P. mercierii tristrami · P. merrilli (Cream-Bellied Fruit-Dove) · P. merrilli faustinoi · P. merrilli merrilli · P. monacha (Blue-Capped Fruit-Dove) · P. naina · P. nainus (Dwarf Fruit-Dove) · P. nainus nainus · P. nanus · P. nanus minimus · P. occipitalis (Yellow-Breasted Fruit-Dove) · P. occipitalis incognitus · P. occipitalis occipitalis · P. ornatus (Ornate Fruit-Dove) · P. ornatus gestroi · P. ornatus ornatus · P. pelewensis (Palau Fruit-Dove) · P. perlatus (Pink-Spotted Fruit Dove)

Bibliography

• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.
• Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
• IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• BirdLife International 2004. Ptilinopus roseicapilla. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
• Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY USA
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA
• Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3852416
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-177345
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13837412
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177345
• IUCN ID: 18781
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10347

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