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White-capped fruit dove

Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii (Néboux, 1840)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The white-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 99.5 g to 100 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii)
Photo: Céline Labaume · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-capped fruit dove

Weight
99.5 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 white-capped fruit dove live?

Not recorded

What is the white-capped fruit dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii), also called kuku locally, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was described by French naturalist and surgeon Adolphe-Simon Neboux in 1840. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. The name honours French admiral and botanist Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars. Two subspecies exist on the islands, Ptilinopus d. dupetithouarsii and Ptilinopus d. viridior.

From the Wikipedia article “White-capped fruit dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-capped_fruit_dove&oldid=1359540668), 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 white-capped fruit dove endangered?

The white-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 white-capped fruit dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPtilinopus
  7. SpeciesPtilinopus dupetithouarsii (Néboux, 1840)

Synonyms Columba dupetithouarsii, Ptilonopus emiliae

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • White-capped fruit-doveEnglish
  • White-capped fruit-doveEnglish
  • White-capped fruit-doveEnglish
  • يمام الفاكهة أبيض القبعةArabic
  • tilinop de capell blancCatalan
  • holub plodožravýCzech
  • holub běločapkovýCzech
  • turtur ffrwythau benwenWelsh
  • Hvidkronet FrugtdueDanish
  • Weißkappen-FruchttaubeGerman
  • blankakrona fruktokolomboEsperanto
  • Tilopo coroniblancoSpanish
  • valgekiird-rohetuviEstonian
  • marquesasinhedelmäkyyhkyFinnish
  • Ptilope de Dupetit ThouarsFrench
  • Ptilope de Dupetit-ThouarsFrench
  • bjelokapa voćaricaCroatian
  • fehérsapkás gyümölcsgalambHungarian
  • Tortora beccafrutta capobiancoItalian
  • シロボウシヒメアオバトJapanese
  • baltakepuris karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
  • WitkapjufferduifDutch
  • hvitkronefruktdueNorwegian
  • owocożer białoczelnyPolish
  • pombo-da-fruta-de-coroa-brancaPortuguese
  • pombo-frugívoro-de-barrete-brancoPortuguese
  • Белошапочный пёстрый голубьRussian
  • Белошапочный фруктовый голубьRussian
  • pestroš markézskySlovak
  • vitkronad fruktduvaSwedish
  • Beyaz Tepeli Meyve KumrusuTurkish
  • тілопо білолобийUkrainian
  • 白頂果鳩Chinese
  • 白顶果鸠Chinese

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Relatives of the white-capped fruit dove

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-capped fruit dove?

An adult white-capped fruit dove weighs 99.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-capped fruit dove endangered?

The white-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 white-capped fruit dove?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{white_capped_fruit_dove_2026,
  title = {White-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-capped-fruit-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}