Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Rarotonga Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) - HBW 4, p. 212
French: Ptilope de Rarotonga
German: Rarotongafruchttaube
Spanish: Tilopo de Rarotonga
Other common names: Cook (Island) Fruit-dove
Taxonomy: Ptilinopus rarotongensis Hartlaub and Finsch, 1871, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
A member of the large P. purpuratus species-group; intermediate in appearance between the species in the proposed P. porphyraceus and P. purpuratus subgroups. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rarotongensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871 - Rarotonga (Cook Is).
- goodwini Holyoak, 1974 - Atiu (Cook Is).
- Vulnerable
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