White-capped fruit dove
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Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii

The white-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii ) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was described by French naturalist and surgeon Adolphe-Simon Neboux in 1840. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. The name honours French admiral and botanist Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars.

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References

1. White-capped fruit dove Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-capped_fruit_dove
2. White-capped fruit dove on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691500/93314827

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