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Orange bellied fruit dove

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Columbiformes

Genus
  
Ptilinopus

Higher classification
  
Fruit dove

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Columbidae

Scientific name
  
Ptilinopus iozonus

Rank
  
Species

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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

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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.

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References

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