Lilac-crowned fruit dove

The lilac-crowned fruit dove, also known as the Rarotonga fruit-dove or Cook Islands fruit-dove, is one of over 50 species of Ptilinopus.

Taxonomy and systematics

The lilac-crowned fruit dove occurs in the Cook Islands and is split into two subspecies.Ptilinopus rarotongensis rarotongensis – occurs on RarotongaPtilinopus rarotongensis goodwini – occurs on Atiu

Status

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.