Mariana Fruit Dove

When to see the Mariana Fruit Dove

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mariana Fruit Dove

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

About the Mariana Fruit Dove

The Mariana fruit dove, totot in the Northern Marianas Islands or Paluman totut on Guam, also known as mwee'mwe in the Carolinian language, is a small, up to 24 cm (9.4 in) long, green fruit dove native and endemic to the Northern Marianas Islands in the Pacific and Guam. It has a red forehead; greyish head, back and breast; and yellow belly patch and undertail coverts. Sightings of the Mariana Fruit Dove on Guam are rare with up to two sightings per year.

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Easily confused with

Claret-breasted Fruit DovePtilinopus viridisThe claret-breasted fruit dove is 20–21 cm (7.9–8.3 in) in length. Beautiful Fruit DovePtilinopus pulchellusThe beautiful fruit dove, also known as the rose-fronted pigeon or crimson-capped fruit dove, is a small, approximately 19 cm long, mainly green fruit dove. Pink-spotted Fruit DovePtilinopus perlatusAs most other fruit doves, it is largely green.