Photo 40777, (c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kyle Van Houtan

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What

Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus)

Observer

vanhoutan

Date

September 8, 2009

Description

If you have only been in urban areas around the world, or have never left North America, then doves are probably not that interesting to you. But doves can be absolutely beautiful, especially fruit doves. This fairly common species in the South Pacific is the most abundant fruit dove on Tutuila.

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