Black-naped Fruit Dove

Photo by codexluminati
Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, October 2014

Ptilinopus melanospilus

Identification

24cm

• Green
• Yellowy bill and iris

Male

• Pale grey head
• Black nape
• Yellow throat
• Golden yellow and pink undertail coverts

Female and young birds have entirely green plumages.

Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Dumango Bone National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 2007

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Malaysia, Philippines, Island of Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Bali, Moluccas

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• P.m.bangueyensis: Southern Philippines and islands off northern Borneo
• P.m.xanthorrhous: Talaud Islands, Sangihe Island (Sulawesi) and Doi Island (northern Moluccas)
• P.m.melanospilus: Sulawesi, Talisei, Bangka, Lembeh and Togian islands
• P.m.chrysorrhous : Banggai Island, Sula Island and southern Moluccas (Obi and Seram)
• P.m.melanauchen: Matasiri Island, Java, Lesser Sundas and islands south of Sulawesi

Habitat

Lowland and hill forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruits, figs and berries.

Breeding

The clutch consists of a single white egg.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-naped Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-naped_Fruit_Dove

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