How do you identify a Tanna Fruit Dove?

The average length of the Tanna fruit dove is 28 – 30 cm. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Tanna Fruit Dove?

The Tanna Fruit Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 208 g.

Where can you see a Tanna Fruit Dove?

The Tanna Fruit Dove is endemic to Vanuatu, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Tanna Fruit Dove?

The Tanna Fruit Dove is most easily confused with the Ornate Fruit Dove, the Grey-green Fruit Dove and the Orange Dove.

Is the Tanna Fruit Dove endangered?

The Tanna Fruit Dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Tanna Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus tannensis

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis) is a legendary doves and pigeon found only in Vanuatu, weighing about 208 g. The Tanna fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats fruitforestplatform nest208 g

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 1 — Photo: Neal Kelso · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 2 — Photo: Neal Kelso · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 3 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 4 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 5 — Photo: Gray, George Robert; Hullmandel & Walton; Hullmandel, Charles Joseph; Mitchell, D. W. · Public domain

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 6 — Photo: Neal Kelso · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 7 — Photo: Neal Kelso · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 8 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 9 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), photo 10 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Tanna Fruit Dove

The Tanna fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Vanuatu.

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How to identify it

The average length of the Tanna fruit dove is 28 – 30 cm. Its face is yellow and fades into dark green with touches of yellow towards its body. The males have a silver patch below their necks on each side of their bodies. The female Tanna fruit dove lacks the silver patches but has white on its lower body. Its legs are purply red, and it has a bluish-gray bill. The younger Tanna fruit doves are green with yellow rims on the end of each feather. Voice: The Tanna fruit dove's call is a repeated single coo every 2.5 seconds. The note gradually increases in volume and then has a sudden end.

Where it lives

Vanuatu

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Tanna Fruit Dove?: The average length of the Tanna fruit dove is 28 – 30 cm. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Tanna Fruit Dove?: The Tanna Fruit Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 208 g.
Where can you see a Tanna Fruit Dove?: The Tanna Fruit Dove is endemic to Vanuatu, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tanna Fruit Dove?: The Tanna Fruit Dove is most easily confused with the Ornate Fruit Dove, the Grey-green Fruit Dove and the Orange Dove.
Is the Tanna Fruit Dove endangered?: The Tanna Fruit Dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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