About the Orange Dove
The orange dove or orange fruit dove is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. One of the most colorful doves, the male has a golden olive head and elongated bright orange "hair-like" body feathers. The golden-olive remiges are typically covered by the long orange wing coverts when perched. The legs, bill and orbital skin are bluish-green and the iris is whitish. The female is a dark green bird with blackish tail and orange-yellow undertail coverts. The young resemble females.
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Where the Orange Dove lives
When to see the Orange Dove
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Grey-green Fruit DovePtilinopus purpuratusThe grey-green fruit dove is around 20 cm (7.9 in) in overall length and weighs 95 g (3.4 oz).
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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