Many-colored Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii)
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Many-colored Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus perousii Peale, 1849

23 cmLength94 gWeight

The many-colored fruit dove (Ptilinopus perousii), also known as the manuma in Samoan, is a bird in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae.

Busiest months: August · Most records: Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August · Most records: Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa

Many-colored Fruit Dove has been recorded at 32 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Dave Parker's Eco LodgeSamoa57 records
  2. Kadavu Island - Papageno ResortFiji47 records
  3. Malolo'lelei Watershed ReserveSamoa46 records
More places
  1. Colo-i-Suva Rainforest LodgeFiji45 records
  2. Taveuni – Des Voeux PeakFiji44 records
  3. Des Veoux Peak – Mount ManukaFiji32 records
  4. Apia – Mt. Vaea & Robert Louis Stevenson MuseumSamoa30 records
  5. Colo-I-Suva Forest ParkFiji27 records
  6. Vunisea – Road NorthFiji25 records
  7. Garden of the Sleeping GiantFiji12 records

Countries and regions with the most records

FijiSamoaAmerican SamoaTonga

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 many-colored fruit dove (Ptilinopus perousii), also known as the manuma in Samoan, is a bird in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae. It is native to the southwest Pacific Ocean, where it inhabits the canopies of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests across Fiji, Tonga, and the Samoan Islands. It is sexually dimorphic, with the male featuring a pale yellow-white body with a rose-red crown and a crimson bar across his back, and the female being mostly green with a red crown and variable undertail coverts.

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Questions

How big is the Many-colored Fruit Dove?

The Many-colored Fruit Dove is about 23 cm long and weighs around 94 g.

Where does the Many-colored Fruit Dove live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Fiji (southwestern Polynesia), Tonga and Samoa (central Polynesia). It is most often recorded in Fiji, Samoa and American Samoa.

When is the best time to see the Many-colored Fruit Dove?

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

Is the Many-colored Fruit Dove endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Many-colored Fruit Dove as Least Concern.

What does the Many-colored Fruit Dove eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Many-colored Fruit Dove in?

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

At a glance

Length
23 cm
Weight
94 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
129 mm
Tail
74 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
23 mm

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

Range

Pacific Ocean: Fiji (southwestern Polynesia), Tonga and Samoa (central Polynesia)

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 superbusCrimson-crowned Fruit DoveCrimson-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus porphyraceusPurple-capped Fruit DovePurple-capped Fruit DovePtilinopus ponapensis
Many-colored Fruit Dove

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