Palau fruit dove

Palau fruit dove
Palau fruit dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: P. pelewensis
Binomial name
Ptilinopus pelewensis
Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868

The Palau fruit dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Palau and it is also Palau's national bird.

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