We report the earliest record of Raiatea or Leeward Society Islands Fruit Dove Ptilinopus chrysogaster by R. P. Lesson during the La Coquille expedition in 1823 on the island of Bora Bora in the Society Islands. This antedates the previous earliest record of the species by 30 years.
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20 September 2019
The earliest record of Raiatea or Leeward Society Islands Fruit Dove Ptilinopus chrysogaster
Michael Lee,
Alice Cibois