The lilac-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) also known as the Rarotonga fruit-dove[1] or Cook Islands fruit-dove[2][3] is a species of bird in the family doves.

[4] The Lilac-crowned fruit dove occurs in the Cook Islands and is split into two subspecies with their corresponding distribution.

[4] Due to the Lilac-crowned fruit doves occurrence only being seen nowadays on two small islands they are susceptible to sudden storms on the islands.

The IUCN categorized the dove as "Near Threatened" as of 2021.

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