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A male of the nominate subspecies.

Alternative name: Orange Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus victor

[edit] Identification

20 cm. Golden olive head, elongated bright orange "hair-like" body feathers. The legs, bill and orbital skin are blue-green and the iris is white. The female is a dark green bird with black tail and orange-yellow undertail coverts. The young resembles female.

[edit] Distribution

Fiji. Found on Taveuni, Vanua Levu and nearby islands. A further race P.v. aureus is found on Qamea near Taveuni and is said to be even brighter orange.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Forests

[edit] Behaviour

The diet consists mainly of various small fruits, berries, caterpillars and insects.

The female usually lays 1 white egg.

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