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Many-colored Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perousii
Many-colored Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) — Pigeons & Doves of Oceans & Seabirds.
The Many-colored Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Oceans & Seabirds. Adults weigh 93.5 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 perousii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 93.5 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Many-colored 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 Many-colored Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Many-colored Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) is a member of the Columbidae family, within the order Columbiformes. Its range spans Oceans & Seabirds. Its distribution covers PO Fiji (sw Polynesia), Tonga and Samoa (c Polynesia).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 93.5 g, with a wing length of about 12.9 cm and a tail of around 7.4 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 22,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Many-colored Fruit Dove?
The Many-colored Fruit Dove is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 93.5 g.
Where does the Many-colored Fruit Dove live?
The Many-colored Fruit Dove is found across Oceans & Seabirds with a range covering PO Fiji (sw Polynesia), Tonga and Samoa (c Polynesia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Many-colored Fruit Dove belong to?
The Many-colored Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Many-colored Fruit Dove eat?
The Many-colored Fruit Dove is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Many-colored Fruit Dove migrate?
The Many-colored Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Many-colored 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 Many-colored Fruit Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Many-colored 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 Many-colored Fruit Dove's range?
The Many-colored Fruit Dove has a mapped global range of about 22,000 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.