Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)
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Black-naped Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori, 1875)

92 gWeight

The black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus), also known as the black-headed fruit dove, is a medium-sized, up to 24 cm (9.4 in) long, green fruit dove with yellowish bill and iris.

Most records: Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia

Black-naped Fruit Dove has been recorded at 29 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest andIndonesia462 records
  2. Kebun Raya BogorIndonesia385 records
  3. Carita Forest ReserveIndonesia136 records
More places
  1. Tangkoko Batuangas NR – overlookIndonesia129 records
  2. PuarloloIndonesia106 records
  3. Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TambunIndonesia102 records
  4. Logging Track, ObiIndonesia78 records
  5. Bali Barat NPIndonesia69 records
  6. Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TorautIndonesia63 records
  7. Lore Lindu NPIndonesia19 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndonesiaPhilippinesMalaysia

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 black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus), also known as the black-headed fruit dove, is a medium-sized, up to 24 cm (9.4 in) long, green fruit dove with yellowish bill and iris. The male has a pale grey head with a black nape, yellow throat, and golden yellow and pink undertail coverts. The plumage of the female and the young is entirely green.

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Questions

How big is the Black-naped Fruit Dove?

The Black-naped Fruit Dove weighs around 92 g.

Where does the Black-naped Fruit Dove live?

Its breeding range: Oriental, Australasia: Java region, western, central Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region and southern Philippines. It is most often recorded in Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia.

Is the Black-naped Fruit Dove endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-naped Fruit Dove as Least Concern.

What does the Black-naped Fruit Dove eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Black-naped Fruit Dove in?

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

At a glance

Weight
92 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
118 mm
Tail
75 mm
Bill
18 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

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

Range

Oriental, Australasia: Java region, western, central Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region and southern Philippines

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
Black-naped Fruit Dove

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