Banded Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus cinctus)
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Banded Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus cinctus (Temminck, 1809)

243 gWeight

Busiest months: August · Most records: Indonesia, Timor-Leste

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Banded Fruit Dove has been recorded at 14 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kebun Raya Eka Karya BaliIndonesia142 records
  2. Golo LusangIndonesia103 records
  3. PuarloloIndonesia58 records
More places
  1. DareTimor-Leste26 records
  2. Remexio, AileuTimor-Leste19 records
  3. Comoro River Tributary Near RailacoTimor-Leste7 records
  4. Baucau Plateau – Triloka forestTimor-Leste5 records
  5. Bali Barat NPIndonesia4 records
  6. BeloiTimor-Leste3 records
  7. Ubud – Bali Bird WalkIndonesia2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndonesiaTimor-Leste

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The banded fruit dove or black-backed fruit dove (Ptilinopus cinctus) is a large (38–44 cm in length, 450-570 g in weight) pigeon with white head, neck and upper breast; black back and upperwing grading to grey on rump; black tail with broad grey terminal band; underparts grey, demarcated from white head.

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Questions

How big is the Banded Fruit Dove?

The Banded Fruit Dove weighs around 243 g.

Where does the Banded Fruit Dove live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Bali and Lesser Sundas. It is most often recorded in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

When is the best time to see the Banded Fruit Dove?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Banded Fruit Dove endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Banded Fruit Dove as Least Concern.

What does the Banded Fruit Dove eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Banded Fruit Dove in?

It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.

At a glance

Weight
243 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
158 mm
Tail
114 mm
Bill
21 mm
Tarsus
25 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: Bali and Lesser Sundas

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
Genus
Ptilinopus

Other birds in the genus Ptilinopus

Black-banded Fruit DoveBlack-banded Fruit DovePtilinopus alligatorRed-naped Fruit DoveRed-naped Fruit DovePtilinopus dohertyiPink-headed Fruit DovePink-headed Fruit DovePtilinopus porphyreusPink-spotted Fruit DovePink-spotted Fruit DovePtilinopus perlatusOrnate Fruit DoveOrnate Fruit DovePtilinopus ornatusTanna Fruit DoveTanna Fruit DovePtilinopus tannensisOrange-fronted Fruit DoveOrange-fronted Fruit DovePtilinopus aurantiifronsWallace's Fruit DoveWallace's Fruit DovePtilinopus wallaciiSuperb Fruit DoveSuperb Fruit DovePtilinopus superbusMany-colored Fruit DoveMany-colored Fruit DovePtilinopus perousiiCrimson-crowned Fruit DoveCrimson-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus porphyraceusPurple-capped Fruit DovePurple-capped Fruit DovePtilinopus ponapensis
Banded Fruit Dove

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