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Henderson fruit dove

Ptilinopus insularis North, 1908

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The henderson fruit dove (Ptilinopus insularis) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 100 g to 104 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Henderson fruit dove (Ptilinopus insularis)
Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the henderson fruit dove

Weight
100 g – 104 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the henderson fruit dove live?

Not recorded

What is the henderson fruit dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Henderson fruit dove, Henderson Island fruit dove or scarlet-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus insularis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Henderson fruit dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henderson_fruit_dove&oldid=1350433445), 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 henderson fruit dove endangered?

The henderson fruit dove is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the henderson fruit dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPtilinopus
  7. SpeciesPtilinopus insularis North, 1908

Synonyms Ptilopus insularis

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Henderson fruit-doveEnglish
  • Henderson fruit-doveEnglish
  • Henderson island fruit-doveEnglish
  • Henderson island fruit-doveEnglish
  • Scarlet-capped fruit doveEnglish
  • Scarlet-capped fruit doveEnglish
  • Scarlet-capped fruit doveEnglish
  • يمام الفاكهة هندرسونArabic
  • يمام الفاكهة جزيرة هندرسونArabic
  • tilinop de l'illa HendersonCatalan
  • holub hendersonskýCzech
  • turtur ffrwythau Ynys HendersonWelsh
  • HendersonfrugtdueDanish
  • Henderson-FruchttaubeGerman
  • Silberwangen-FruchttaubeGerman
  • hendersona fruktokolomboEsperanto
  • Tilopo de la HendersonSpanish
  • Tilopo de Las HandersonSpanish
  • hendersoni rohetuviEstonian
  • pitcairninhedelmäkyyhkyFinnish
  • Ptilope de HendersonFrench
  • hendersonska voćaricaCroatian
  • henderson-szigeti gyümölcsgalambHungarian
  • Tortora beccafrutta di HendersonItalian
  • Colomba frugivora dell'isola di HendersonItalian
  • ヘンダーソンヒメアオバトJapanese
  • hendersoninis karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
  • HedndersonfruktdueNorwegian Bokmål
  • HendersonjufferduifDutch
  • hendersonfruktdueNorwegian
  • owocożer szarogłowyPolish
  • pombo-da-fruta-de-hendersonPortuguese
  • pombo-frugívoro-da-hendersonPortuguese
  • Фруктовый голубь ХенедрсонаRussian
  • Питкэрнский фруктовый голубьRussian
  • pestroš hendersonskýSlovak
  • Voćni golub sa ostrva HendersonSerbian
  • hendersonfruktduvaSwedish
  • Henderson Adası Meyve KumrusuTurkish
  • тілопо гендерсонськийUkrainian
  • 亨岛果鸠Chinese
  • 韓德森島果鴿Chinese

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Relatives of the henderson 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 henderson fruit dove?

An adult henderson fruit dove weighs 100 g – 104 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the henderson fruit dove endangered?

The henderson fruit dove is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the henderson fruit dove?

The henderson fruit dove (Ptilinopus insularis) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Henderson fruit dove (Ptilinopus insularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/henderson-fruit-dove

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{henderson_fruit_dove_2026,
  title = {Henderson fruit dove (Ptilinopus insularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/henderson-fruit-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}