Alternative name: Golden Fruit Dove
Disambiguation: Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia is also sometimes called Golden Dove[1]
- Ptilinopus luteovirens
Identification
19–21 cm
Distribution
Endemic to the Fiji Islands: found on Western Fiji (Waya Group, Viti Levu, Beqa, Ovalau and Gau)
Status
A common species throughout its limited range, the Golden Dove is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[2].
Habitat
Forests and scrubland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of small berries and fruit, especially figs.
References
- Avibase
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden_Dove