How do you identify a Red-naped Fruit Dove?

The red-naped fruit dove is a large fruit pigeon, reaching an average length of 35 cm. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Red-naped Fruit Dove?

The Red-naped Fruit Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 119 g.

Where can you see a Red-naped Fruit Dove?

The Red-naped Fruit Dove is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Red-naped Fruit Dove?

The Red-naped Fruit Dove is most easily confused with the White-capped Fruit Dove, the Silver-capped Fruit Dove and the Purple-capped Fruit Dove.

Is the Red-naped Fruit Dove endangered?

The Red-naped Fruit Dove is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Red-naped Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus dohertyi

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi) is a legendary doves and pigeon found only in Indonesia, weighing about 119 g. The red-naped fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

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Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi), photo 1 — Photo: James Eaton · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi), photo 2 — Photo: James Eaton · CC0

Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi), photo 3 — Photo: James Eaton · CC0

Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi), photo 4 — Photo: James Eaton · CC0

Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi), photo 5 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Red-naped Fruit Dove

The red-naped fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Sumba.

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How to identify it

The red-naped fruit dove is a large fruit pigeon, reaching an average length of 35 cm. The head and upper neck are creamy white, separated from the pale pink lower neck and breast by a narrow yellowish-white band. The eponymous red patch on the back of the neck is made of long, hairy feathers. The rest of the upperparts are dark metallic to purplish blue, with dark greenish edges to the feathers. The belly and flanks are greyish-green, separated from the breast by a dark purple breast-band. The upper back and inner wing-coverts are dark bronze green.

Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Red-naped Fruit Dove?: The red-naped fruit dove is a large fruit pigeon, reaching an average length of 35 cm. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Red-naped Fruit Dove?: The Red-naped Fruit Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 119 g.
Where can you see a Red-naped Fruit Dove?: The Red-naped Fruit Dove is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Red-naped Fruit Dove?: The Red-naped Fruit Dove is most easily confused with the White-capped Fruit Dove, the Silver-capped Fruit Dove and the Purple-capped Fruit Dove.
Is the Red-naped Fruit Dove endangered?: The Red-naped Fruit Dove is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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