Order Columbiformes Genus Ptilinopus Higher classification Fruit dove | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Ptilinopus iozonus Rank Species | |
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Similar Fruit dove, Pigeons and doves, Coroneted fruit dove, Pink‑spotted fruit dove, Bird | ||
The orange-bellied fruit dove (Ptilinopus iozonus) is a small (21 cm in length) pigeon with mainly green plumage, distinguished by a large orange patch on the lower breast and belly, a small lilac shoulder patch, pale yellow undertail coverts, and a grey terminal band on the tail.
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Distribution and habitat
The dove is found in New Guinea, the Aru Islands and western Papuan islands where it inhabits lowland rainforest, secondary forest and mangroves. It has been recorded from Boigu Island, Queensland, Australian territory in northern Torres Strait.
Feeding
The dove eats the fruit from forest trees, mainly figs.
Breeding
The dove lays a single egg on a platform of small sticks high in a forest tree.
References
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