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Coroneted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus coronulatus
Coroneted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The Coroneted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 76.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Ptilinopus
- Species coronulatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 76.6 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Coroneted Fruit Dove is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Coroneted Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Coroneted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus) belongs to the Columbidae family of the order Columbiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and satellites.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 76.6 g, with a wing length of about 11.7 cm and a tail of around 6.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 670,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Coroneted Fruit Dove?
The Coroneted Fruit Dove is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 76.6 g.
Where does the Coroneted Fruit Dove live?
The Coroneted Fruit Dove is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and satellites, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Coroneted Fruit Dove belong to?
The Coroneted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Coroneted Fruit Dove eat?
The Coroneted Fruit Dove is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Coroneted Fruit Dove migrate?
The Coroneted Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Coroneted Fruit Dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Coroneted Fruit Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Coroneted Fruit Dove — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Coroneted Fruit Dove's range?
The Coroneted Fruit Dove has a mapped global range of about 670,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Columbidae
A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.