Rapa Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus huttoni

The Rapa Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus huttoni) is a bird found in French Polynesia. Found in French Polynesia. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Ptilinopus huttoni
Region	South America
Found in	French Polynesia

🏡 Where the Rapa Fruit Dove lives

Found in French Polynesia.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit80%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 130 grams. It mostly eats fruit.

Questions about the Rapa Fruit Dove

Where does the Rapa Fruit Dove live?

The Rapa Fruit Dove lives in French Polynesia. Found in French Polynesia.

What does the Rapa Fruit Dove eat?

fruit (about 80%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Rapa Fruit Dove endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.