Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis)
About the Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove
The lilac-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis), also known as the Rarotonga fruit-dove or Cook Islands fruit-dove, is one of over 50 species of Ptilinopus (the fruit doves or fruit pigeons). The lilac-crowned fruit dove occurs in the Cook Islands and is split into two subspecies. Ptilinopus rarotongensis rarotongensis – occurs on Rarotonga Ptilinopus rarotongensis goodwini – occurs on Atiu. Due to the lilac-crowned fruit dove occurring only on two small islands now, they are at risk from sudden storms. The population is seen as stable, but is no larger than 2,500 individuals. The IUCN categorized the dove as "Near Threatened" as of 2021.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 10 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in New Zealand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Banded Fruit DovePtilinopus cinctusrecording
- Black-naped Fruit DovePtilinopus melanospilusrecording
- Sula Fruit DovePtilinopus mangoliensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.