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Ptilinopus rivoli can reach a body length of 23.5 to 26 centimeters. It is smaller than an African collared dove, but more compact with shorter and rounded tail. In this species the sexes are dimorphic. The males have a striking purple head cap while the females are almost entirely green feathered. The plumage is predominantly dark green. There is a large crescent-shaped white band on the chest. Depending on the subspecies, this band can also have a yellowish tinge. The color of the belly and the underside of the tail also vary depending on the subspecies.
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When to see the White-bibbed Fruit Dove
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-bibbed Fruit Dove
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-bibbed Fruit Dove
The white-bibbed fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
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Easily confused with
Pink-spotted Fruit DovePtilinopus perlatusAs most other fruit doves, it is largely green.
Mariana Fruit DovePtilinopus roseicapillaThe 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.
Claret-breasted Fruit DovePtilinopus viridisThe claret-breasted fruit dove is 20–21 cm (7.9–8.3 in) in length.
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