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Claret-breasted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus viridis
Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 121 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 viridis
Where it lives
Central Moluccas, Bird'southern Head and Neck (northwestern New Guinea), northern coastal New Guinea and satellites and Solomon Is.
Quick facts
- Weight
- 121 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Claret-breasted 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 Claret-breasted Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) belongs to the Columbidae family of the order Columbiformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU c Moluccas, Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea), n coastal New Guinea and satellites and Solomon Is.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 121 g, with a wing length of about 11.2 cm and a tail of around 5.7 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 95,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Claret-breasted Fruit Dove?
The Claret-breasted Fruit Dove is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 121 g.
Where does the Claret-breasted Fruit Dove live?
The Claret-breasted Fruit Dove is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU c Moluccas, Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea), n coastal New Guinea and satellites and Solomon Is, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Claret-breasted Fruit Dove belong to?
The Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Claret-breasted Fruit Dove eat?
The Claret-breasted Fruit Dove is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Claret-breasted Fruit Dove migrate?
The Claret-breasted Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Claret-breasted 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 Claret-breasted Fruit Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Claret-breasted 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 Claret-breasted Fruit Dove's range?
The Claret-breasted Fruit Dove has a mapped global range of about 95,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.