Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina)

Other Names (World)
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, Red-crowned Pigeon, Pink-cap, Pink-capped Fruit-Dove, Pink-crowned Fruit-Dove, Grey-capped Fruit-Dove, Gray-capped Fruit-Dove, Blue-spotted Fruit-Dove, Pink-headed Dove, Red-crowned Fruit-Dove, Red-crowned Fruit-Pigeon, Rose-crowned Fruit-Pigeon, Rose-crowned Pigeon, Swainson's Fruit-Dove, Pink-crowned Pigeon, Rose-crowned Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
22 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
Swainson, 1825

Derivation
Ptil-in'-o-pus - Gk, ptilon, feather; Gk, pus (pous), podos, foot: rë-gï'-na - L., queen

Habitat
Fruiting trees of coastal rain-forests, monsoon forests and mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Australia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs or small groups, occasionally foraging in large groups in fruiting trees.

Food
Entirely fruit.

Voice
A repeated, series of 'coos', beginning slowly then accelerating to a continuous stream of notes before dying away.

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Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Rose-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus regina) [XC353634]
by Marc Anderson from Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Maleny, Queensland, Australia (call, song)

Rose-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus regina) [XC513702]
by Mike FitzGerald from Finch Hatton Gorge (near Finch Hatton), Mackay Regional, Queensland, Australia (song)

Nest
A flat, flimsy platform of twigs, usually less than 5 - 6 cm in diameter, on a small outer horizontal fork in a tree, usually less than 10 meters above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
1; smooth, glossy, white; ellipsoidal; about 30 x 21 mm. Incubation: about 17 days; by both sexes.

Young
Fledge in 11 - 12 days.

Subspecies
Considered to belong to the large Grey-green Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) species-group, though its position within this large assemblage is unclear. Very similar to Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla). Precise limits of some subspecies uncertain, and whole of internal taxonomy may require reappraisal.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

regina Swainson, 1825 - Eastern Australia from islands of Torres Strait to mid-northern NSW.
ewingii Gould, 1842 - Kimberley Divide, WA and Top End, NT, east to south-western Gulf of Carpentaria.
flavicollis Bonaparte, 1855 - Lesser Sundas (Flores, Roti, Sawu, Semau and western Timor).
xanthogaster (Wagler, 1827) - Banda, Watubela, Tayandu and Kai, Sermata, Damar, Teun, Nila, Babar and Taninmbar.
roseipileum Hartert, 1904 - Timor, Wetar, Romang, Moa, Kisar and Leti.

References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9

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