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The jambu fruit dove is 23–27 cm (9.1–10.6 in) long and weighs about 42 g (1.5 oz). It is a plump small-headed bird with soft feathers and very distinctive colouring including a white eye ring, orange bill and red legs in both male and female birds. The adult male has a crimson face with a black chin, unmarked dark green upperparts and ivory white underparts, with a pink patch on the breast and a chocolate brown undertail. The female differs from the male by having a dull purple face with a dark chin. The underparts are dull green with a white belly and cinnamon or buff undertail.
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When to see the Jambu Fruit Dove
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Jambu Fruit Dove
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Jambu Fruit Dove
The jambu fruit dove is a smallish colourful fruit dove. It is a resident breeding species in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ptilinopus.
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Easily confused with
Red-eared Fruit DoveRamphiculus fischeriThe red-eared fruit dove is a species of bird in the pigeon family.
Cream-breasted Fruit DoveRamphiculus merrilliThe cream-breasted fruit dove or cream-bellied fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Flame-breasted Fruit DoveRamphiculus marcheiThe flame-breasted fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
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