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Revision as of 20:16, 12 February 2017
Alternative names: Magnificent Fruit-dove or Purple-breasted Fruit-dove.
- Ptilinopus magnificus
Identification
45 centimetres (18 inches) in length but are larger in southern regions. It has purple plumage around its neck, chest and upper belly. Its lower belly is yellow and has a green underparts.
The sexes look similar and the juveniles have a duller and greener plumage compared to adults. Notwithstanding their bright plumage, they are hard to see amongst the forest canopy, not the least thanks to their unobtrusive, quiet habits (Frith et al. 1976).
Distribution
New Guinea and Australia.
In Australia, it inhabits almost exclusively the lowland tropical rainforests along the eastern coast, from central New South Wales to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. Abundancy of the birds increase in a northerly direction.
Taxonomy
Eight subspecies are recognized:[1]
- P. m. alaris - West Papuan islands (Waigeo, Misool, Batanta and Salawati)
- P. m. puella - North-western New Guinea (Vogelkop Mountains)
- P. m. interpositus - West-central and south-western New Guinea
- P. m. septentrionalis -North and north-eastern New Guinea, Yapen, Manam and Karkar islands
- P. m. poliurus - South-eastern New Guinea (west to Huon Gulf and Edrich River)
- P. m. assimilis - North-eastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula)
- P. m. keri - North-eastern Australia (Bellenden Ker Range of north-eastern Queensland)
- P. m. magnificus -Eastern Australia (southern Queensland to northern New South Wales)
Habitat
Lowland tropical rainforests.
Behaviour
Diet
The birds feed off fruit-bearing trees in rainforests such as figs. They can eat large fruits whole and are able to acrobatically collect fruit of trees and vines. They do not like to travel long distances, preferring to stay in their local area and make use of whatever fruit are in season.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3> Wompoo Fruit Dove 030709.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Queensland, July 2009
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wompoo Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wompoo_Fruit_Dove
