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Blue-capped fruit dove

Ptilinopus monacha (Temminck, 1824)

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The blue-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus monacha) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 53.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus monacha)
Photo: Crichton, Andrew; Crichton, Andrew; Selby, Prideaux John · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-capped fruit dove

Weight
53.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-capped fruit dove live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-capped fruit dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus monacha) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the northern Maluku Islands.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-capped fruit dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-capped_fruit_dove&oldid=1355356754), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-capped fruit dove endangered?

The blue-capped fruit dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the blue-capped fruit dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPtilinopus
  7. SpeciesPtilinopus monacha (Temminck, 1824)

Synonyms Columba monacha

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Blue-capped fruit-doveEnglish
  • Blue-capped fruit-doveEnglish
  • Blue-capped fruit-doveEnglish
  • يمام الفاكهة أزرق القبعةArabic
  • Tilinop monjoCatalan
  • tilinop de capell blauCatalan
  • holub mnišíCzech
  • holub modročelýCzech
  • turtur ffrwythau benlasWelsh
  • Blåkronet FrugtdueDanish
  • Blaukappen-FruchttaubeGerman
  • blukrona fruktokolomboEsperanto
  • Tilopo monjeSpanish
  • sinikiird-rohetuviEstonian
  • munkkihedelmäkyyhkyFinnish
  • Ptilope moineFrench
  • modrokapa voćaricaCroatian
  • kéksapkás gyümölcsgalambHungarian
  • Walik topi-biruIndonesian
  • Tortora beccafrutta capoazzurroItalian
  • アオボウシヒメアオバトJapanese
  • mėlynkepuris karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
  • Симсӹ калпакан ала кӓдӹWestern Mari
  • HalmaherajufferduifDutch
  • blåkronefruktdueNorwegian
  • owocożer niebieskoczelnyPolish
  • نیلی بودیوالی کگیWestern Panjabi
  • pombo-da-fruta-mongePortuguese
  • pombo-frugívoro-de-barrete-azulPortuguese
  • Синешапочный пёстрый голубьRussian
  • Синешапочный фруктовый голубьRussian
  • pestroš modročelýSlovak
  • blåkronad fruktduvaSwedish
  • Mavi Tepeli Meyve KumrusuTurkish
  • тілопо синьолобийUkrainian
  • 蓝顶果鸠Chinese
  • 藍頂果鳩Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-capped fruit dove

Other species in the same genus Ptilinopus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-capped fruit dove?

An adult blue-capped fruit dove weighs 53.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-capped fruit dove endangered?

The blue-capped fruit dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-capped fruit dove?

The blue-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus monacha) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus monacha). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-capped-fruit-dove

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_capped_fruit_dove_2026,
  title = {Blue-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus monacha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-capped-fruit-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}