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Henderson Fruit Dove
P hendersoni
Information
Common Name Scarlet-capped Fruit Dove
Range Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Island group.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Columbiformes
Family Columbidae
Genus Ptilinopus
Species Ptilinopus insularis
Conservation Status
VUSpecies
Vulnerable

The Henderson fruit dove (Ptilinopus insularis), also known as scarlet-capped fruit dove, is a species of dove in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Island group.

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland scrub forest.

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