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LCLeast ConcernEndemicFruit
ForestPlatform nestMedium · 136 g






When to see the Knob-billed Fruit Dove
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Knob-billed Fruit Dove
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Knob-billed Fruit Dove
The knob-billed fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago.
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Easily confused with
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).
Geelvink Fruit DovePtilinopus speciosusThe 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.
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