Coroneted Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus coronulatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestPlatform nestMedium · 77 g

When to see the Coroneted Fruit Dove

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Coroneted Fruit Dove

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Coroneted Fruit Dove

The coroneted fruit dove, also known as the lilac-capped fruit dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, particularly in hilly terrain. The bird is characterised by a distinctive crest or "coronet" of feathers on its head and has a distinctive, low-pitched call. The Coroneted Fruit Dove is a brightly coloured bird with a green head, neck and breast, and a yellow belly.

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