Black-naped Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus melanospilus
Green-bodied dove of wooded areas, from mangroves and gardens to the forest interior. Often on offshore islands. Male has a pale face and namesake black nape patch; female is green overall with a pale yellow eyering. Like many other forest doves and pigeons, often sits still for long periods of time and can be difficult to spot up in the canopy; listen for its rising coos. Sometimes gathers at fruiting trees.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus melanospilus
- Authority
- (Salvadori, 1875)
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Ptilinopus
Range and habitat
The black-naped fruit dove is distributed in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. In Indonesia, it is found in Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and Sulawesi, where it inhabits the lowland and hill forests. The diet consists mainly of various fruits, figs and berries. The female usually lays one single white egg.<p>Widespread and common throughout its large range, the black-naped fruit dove is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Migration
- Nomadic movement
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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