How big is an Orange-bellied Fruit Dove?

The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 114 g.

Where can you see an Orange-bellied Fruit Dove?

The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to an Orange-bellied Fruit Dove?

The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove is most easily confused with the Black-naped Fruit Dove, the Palau Fruit Dove and the White-bibbed Fruit Dove.

Is the Orange-bellied Fruit Dove endangered?

The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus iozonus

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Rare

The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus) is a rare doves and pigeon found in 2 countries, weighing about 114 g. The orange-bellied fruit dove is a small pigeon with mainly green plumage, distinguished by a large orange patch on the lower breast and belly, a small lilac shoulder patch, pale yellow undertail coverts, and a grey terminal band on the tail.

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Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 1 — Photo: Piotr Lukasik · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 2 — Photo: Sandra Keller · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 3 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 4 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 5 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 6 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 7 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 8 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 9 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), photo 10 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Orange-bellied Fruit Dove

The orange-bellied fruit dove is a small pigeon with mainly green plumage, distinguished by a large orange patch on the lower breast and belly, a small lilac shoulder patch, pale yellow undertail coverts, and a grey terminal band on the tail.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: January, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Orange-bellied Fruit Dove look like?: The orange-bellied fruit dove is a small pigeon with mainly green plumage, distinguished by a large orange patch on the lower breast and belly, a small lilac shoulder patch, pale yellow undertail coverts, and a grey terminal band on the tail.
How big is an Orange-bellied Fruit Dove?: The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 114 g.
Where can you see an Orange-bellied Fruit Dove?: The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to an Orange-bellied Fruit Dove?: The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove is most easily confused with the Black-naped Fruit Dove, the Palau Fruit Dove and the White-bibbed Fruit Dove.
Is the Orange-bellied Fruit Dove endangered?: The Orange-bellied Fruit Dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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