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Henderson Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus insularis North, 1908
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Henderson Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus insularis, is a pigeon in the family Columbidae that breeds on Henderson in the Pitcairn group of south-east Polynesia. It was described by North in 1908. It is confined to tropical moist lowland scrub forest on that island. The species is marked by a crimson-purple forehead and crown with a narrow yellow border, white throat and nape, light grey neck and chest, and a bright yellow belly. Its back and wings are darker green with yellow edging, and the tail tip is grey and yellow. The female differs slightly, with a darker green crown and yellow margins on the wings and chest.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Henderson (c Pitcairn group, se Polynesia)
