Tanna Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus tannensis)

Other Names (World)
Tanna Fruit-Dove, Silver-shouldered Fruit-dove, Vanuatu Fruit-dove, New Hebrides Fruit-dove, Yellow-headed Fruit-dove, Tanna Fruit Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
28 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Various wooded habitats with tall fruit-bearing trees but prefers subtropical and tropical moist forest. Also found in open woodland, plantations and gardens. Predominantly a lowland species but ascends to about 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Vanuatu (B) (NB).

Vanuatu, including Banks Is.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A deep, fairly loud, but not far-carrying 'woo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis) [XC613069]
by Dominik Maximili\u00e1n Ram\u00edk from Ipota forest, Vanuatu (call)

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis) [XC613068]
by Todd Mark from Ipota forest, Vanuatu (call)

Subspecies
Usually considered to form a species-group with Pink-spotted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus perlatus), Western Ornate Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus ornatus), Orange-fronted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons), Wallace's Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus wallacii) and, in some accounts, Eastern Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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