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Wallace’s Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus wallacii
Wallace's Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus wallacii) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The Wallace’s Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus wallacii) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 208 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 wallacii
Where it lives
Banda, Kai and Tanimbar is. and intervening islets (southern Moluccas), Babar (far eastern Lesser Sundas), Aru Is. (southwest of New Guinea) and coastal southwestern New Guinea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 208 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Wallace’s 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 Wallace’s Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Wallace’s Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus wallacii) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family, part of the order Columbiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Banda, Kai and Tanimbar is. and intervening islets (s Moluccas), Babar (far e Lesser Sundas), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and coastal sw New Guinea.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 208 g, with a wing length of about 14.8 cm and a tail of around 7.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 13,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Wallace’s Fruit Dove?
The Wallace’s Fruit Dove is a large bird that weighs around 208 g.
Where does the Wallace’s Fruit Dove live?
The Wallace’s Fruit Dove is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Banda, Kai and Tanimbar is. and intervening islets (s Moluccas), Babar (far e Lesser Sundas), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and coastal sw New Guinea, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Wallace’s Fruit Dove belong to?
The Wallace’s Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus wallacii) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Wallace’s Fruit Dove eat?
The Wallace’s Fruit Dove is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Wallace’s Fruit Dove migrate?
The Wallace’s Fruit Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Wallace’s 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 Wallace’s Fruit Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Wallace’s 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 Wallace’s Fruit Dove's range?
The Wallace’s Fruit Dove has a mapped global range of about 13,000 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.