Red-naped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi)

Other Names (World)
Red-naped Fruit-Dove, Doherty's Fruit-dove, Purple-tailed Fruit-dove, Red-naped Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
33 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Rothschild, 1896)

Habitat
Primary and secondary, tropical montane rainforest, sometimes "on the near-vertical walls of limestone gorges". From 160 - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Sumba (Lesser Sundas).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 9,100 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and fragmentation, through small-scale logging, fuelwood-collection and clearance for cultivation or pasture, area the main threats. Hunting may also be a threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A soft deep 'woo-oo' or 'coo-o', the second syllable shorter and lower-pitched.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi) [XC269983]
by Mike Nelson from Km 70, Lewa-Waikabubak Hwy, Sumba, Indonesia (call)

Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi) [XC553051]
by Stijn De Win from Wanggameti National Park, East Sumba, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Black-backed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus cinctus), Banded Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus alligator) and Pink-headed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Juvenile perhaps confusable with juvenile Black-naped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus), but this species is smaller and more uniform green.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-naped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi) - 10 files

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