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Pink-spotted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perlatus
Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 210 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 perlatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 210 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pink-spotted 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 Pink-spotted Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus) is a member of the Columbidae family, within the order Columbiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and many satellites.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 210 g, with a wing length of about 15.7 cm and a tail of around 8.4 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 673,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pink-spotted Fruit Dove?
The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove is a large bird that weighs around 210 g.
Where does the Pink-spotted Fruit Dove live?
The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and many satellites, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Pink-spotted Fruit Dove belong to?
The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Pink-spotted Fruit Dove eat?
The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Pink-spotted Fruit Dove migrate?
The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Pink-spotted 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 Pink-spotted Fruit Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Pink-spotted 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 Pink-spotted Fruit Dove's range?
The Pink-spotted Fruit Dove has a mapped global range of about 673,000 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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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.