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Fruit-dove
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Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Synonyms: Chrysoenas
[Photo] Jambu Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus jambu). Photo by Ltshears. License: public domain.
The fruit-doves are a genus (Ptilinopus) of doves. They occur from Southeast Asia via the Wallacea and the Philippines to Australia and the Pacific. This is a large genus with roughly 50 species, and includes some extinct taxa:
Black-backed Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus cinctus
Black-banded Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus alligator
Red-naped Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus dohertyi
Pink-headed Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus porphyreus
Flame-breasted Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus marchei
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus merrilli
Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus occipitalis
Red-eared Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus fischeri
Jambu Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus jambu
Maroon-chinned Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus subgularis
Black-chinned Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus leclancheri
Scarlet-breasted Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus bernsteinii
Wompoo Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus magnificus
Pink-spotted Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus perlatus
Ornate Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus ornatus
Tanna Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus tannensis
Orange-fronted Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Wallace's Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus wallacii
Superb Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus superbus
Many-coloured Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus perousii
Purple-capped Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus
- Ebon Purple-capped Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus porphyraceus marshallianus - doubtfully distinct; extinct (late 19th century)?
Palau Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus pelewensis
Rarotonga Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus rarotongensis
- Mauke Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus rarotongensis "byronensis" - extinct (mid-/late 19th century)
Tubuai Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus sp. - prehistoric
Mariana Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Rose-crowned Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus regina
Silver-capped Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus richardsii
Grey-green Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus purpuratus
Makatea Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus chalcurus
Atoll Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus coralensis
Red-bellied Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus greyii
Rapa Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus huttoni
White-capped Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
Red-moustached Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus mercierii - extinct (mid-20th century)
Henderson Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus insularis
Coroneted Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus coronulatus
Beautiful Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus pulchellus
Blue-capped Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus monacha
White-bibbed Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus rivoli
Yellow-bibbed Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus solomonensis
Claret-breasted Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus viridis
White-headed Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus eugeniae
Orange-bellied Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus iozonus
Knob-billed Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus insolitus
Grey-headed Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus hyogaster
Carunculated Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus granulifrons
Black-naped Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus melanospilus
Dwarf Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus nanus
Negros Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus arcanus - possibly extinct (late 20th century?)
Orange Dove, Ptilinopus victor
Golden Dove, Ptilinopus luteovirens
Whistling Dove, Ptilinopus layardi
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| The jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu) is a smallish colourful fruit dove. It is a resident breeding species in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java. Ptilinopus jambu is a plump small-headed bird with soft feathers and very distinctive colouring including a white eye ring, orange bill and red legs in both male and female birds. The jambu fruit doves inhabit mangrove swamps and lowland rain forests and are also found in secondary woodland. Order: Columbiformes > Family: Columbidae > Genus: Ptilinopus > Species: Ptilinopus jambu |
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