Makatea Fruit-Dove
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus chalcurus
- Family
- Columbidae
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Habitat
- Forest deciduous
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
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Why it matters
The Makatea fruit-dove is a highly specialized species endemic to the small island of Makatea in French Polynesia. Its rounded wings and tail are evolutionary adaptations for navigating the dense, limestone-rich forest canopy of its singular habitat, making it a subject of great interest for ornithologists and conservationists concerned with island biodiversity.
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