Many-colored Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus perousii)

Other Names (World)
Many-coloured Fruit-dove, Many-colored Fruit-Dove, Rainbow Dove, Nutmeg Dove, Painted Dove, Many-colored Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
Peale, 1848

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, urban areas. From sea-level - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction and unsustainable levels of exploitation, hunting while congregating at fruiting banyan trees, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rapid series of 'ooo's that trails off towards the end. A series of stuttering notes, 'oo-ooo, oo-ooo;. Also other variations.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Many-colored Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) [XC108887]
by Marc Anderson from Caqalai Island, Fiji (song)

Many-colored Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) [XC109069]
by id from Bobby's Farm, Nabogiono, Waiyevo, Taveuni, Fiji (song)

Subspecies
A distinctive species, notable for its striking sexual dichromatism. Considered by some authorities to form a subgroup with Eastern Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus) within the large Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) species-group. An alternative opinion allies it with Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) group, but does not consider it closely related to Eastern Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

perousii Peale, 1848 - Samoa.
mariae Pucheran, 1853 - Fiji and Tonga.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Many-colored Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) - 10 files

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