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Mariana Fruit Dove
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

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Mariana Fruit-Dove

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Mariana Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus roseicapilla

The Mariana fruit dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla), totot in the Northern Marianas Islands or Paluman totut on Guam, also known as mwee'mwe in the Carolinian language, is a small, up to 24 cm (9.4 in) long, green fruit dove native and endemic to the Northern Marianas Islands in the Pacific and Guam. It has a red forehead; greyish head, back and breast; and yellow belly patch and undertail coverts. Sightings of the Mariana Fruit Dove on Guam are rare with up to two sightings per year.

The female lays a single white egg. The chick and egg are tended to by both parents. Its diet consists mainly of fruits.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 2787.