Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)
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Beautiful Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus pulchellus (Temminck, 1835)

19 cmLength70 gWeight

The beautiful fruit dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus), also known as the rose-fronted pigeon or crimson-capped fruit dove, is a small, approximately 19 cm (7+1⁄2 in) long, mainly green fruit dove.

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Beautiful Fruit Dove has been recorded at 32 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea453 records
  2. MalagufukIndonesia159 records
  3. West Waigeo birding roadIndonesia81 records
More places
  1. Kwatu LodgePapua New Guinea78 records
  2. Boystown Road – Bowerbird HillPapua New Guinea72 records
  3. Malagufuk villageIndonesia72 records
  4. Tabubil-Kiunga Rd – Km 17Papua New Guinea70 records
  5. Drimgas Road, KiungaPapua New Guinea43 records
  6. Boys Town Road, KiungaPapua New Guinea38 records
  7. Elevala and Ketu RiversPapua New Guinea31 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New GuineaIndonesia

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 beautiful fruit dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus), also known as the rose-fronted pigeon or crimson-capped fruit dove, is a small, approximately 19 cm (7+1⁄2 in) long, mainly green fruit dove. It has a red crown, whitish throat, a greenish-yellow bill and purplish-red feet. It has a blue-grey breast and yellowish orange belly, with a reddish purple patch in between.

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Questions

How big is the Beautiful Fruit Dove?

The Beautiful Fruit Dove is about 19 cm long and weighs around 70 g.

Where does the Beautiful Fruit Dove live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Raja Ampat Islands (northwest of New Guinea) and New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

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

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

Is the Beautiful Fruit Dove endangered?

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

What does the Beautiful Fruit Dove eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Beautiful Fruit Dove in?

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

At a glance

Length
19 cm
Weight
70 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
106 mm
Tail
59 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

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

Range

Australasia: Raja Ampat Islands (northwest of New Guinea) and New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
Genus
Ptilinopus

Other birds in the genus Ptilinopus

Banded Fruit DoveBanded Fruit DovePtilinopus cinctusBlack-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 porphyraceus
Beautiful Fruit Dove

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