Mariana fruit-dove

(Ptilinopus roseicapilla)

Description

The tilopo of the Marianas or mwee'mwe in Carolinian ( Mariana Fruit Dove ),is a species of bird columbiforme family Columbidae native to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific.Culturally,this species is a very important symbol of the region.It is the official bird of the Northern Mariana Islands

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Ptilinopus
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