Makatea Fruit Dove

Makatea Fruit DoveThe Makatea Fruit Dove is confined to Makatea in French Polynesia, where it uses wooded areas and trees near villages.What does it look like?Most of the body is green, with a purple forehead and crown. The throat and chest are pale greenish gray; the yellow underside becomes orange toward the front, and the wing edges are yellow.How does it live?The Makatea Fruit Dove is confined to Makatea in French Polynesia, where it uses wooded areas and trees near villages.It is thought to feed on fruits from a variety of trees. It occurs in dense forest in the south of the island as well as among trees near villages.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.