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ForestPlatform nestMedium · 98 g
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The grey-green fruit dove is around 20 cm (7.9 in) in overall length and weighs 95 g (3.4 oz). It is small and plump and has a short tail. The upperparts are olive green, the crown and forehead are light purple. The neck and chest are gray and the belly is pale yellow. There is a light gray band around the tail. The beak is yellowish or greenish yellow with an orange cere. The sexes are similar but the female has a greenish tinge to the grey of the head and neck. The juvenile lacks the light purple crown and is duller.
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When to see the Grey-green Fruit Dove
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Grey-green Fruit Dove
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Grey-green Fruit Dove
The grey-green fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Society Islands in French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Easily confused with
Orange DovePtilinopus victorThe orange dove or orange fruit dove is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae.
Tanna Fruit DovePtilinopus tannensisThe average length of the Tanna fruit dove is 28 – 30 cm.
Ornate Fruit DovePtilinopus ornatusThe ornate fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
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