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ForestPlatform nestMedium · 108 g
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The male has a dark green head and upperparts, a mauve belly, a bright yellow breast band bordered by white, and bold lime-yellow bare skin around the eyes. The female and juveniles are almost entirely green with yellow fringes to the belly feathers.
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When to see the Geelvink Fruit Dove
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Geelvink Fruit Dove
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Geelvink Fruit Dove
The Geelvink fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is native to several islands, including Biak, Supiori, Numfor, and the smaller Padaido Islands, collectively known as the Schouten or Geelvink Islands, which lie north of New Guinea.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-bibbed Fruit DovePtilinopus solomonensisThe yellow-bibbed fruit dove or yellow-banded fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Knob-billed Fruit DovePtilinopus insolitusThe knob-billed fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Wallace's Fruit DovePtilinopus wallaciiWallace's fruit dove is a large, long-tailed fruit dove with a length of 24–28 cm (9.4–11.0 in).
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