Ptilinopus hyogastrus
The Grey-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus hyogastrus) is a captivating, medium-sized pigeon, averaging 20-22 cm in length and weighing around 120-150 grams. Its most striking feature is the soft, ash-grey plumage covering its head, nape, and breast, sharply contrasting with its vibrant, emerald-green body. A brilliant orange patch adorns the undertail coverts, providing a key identification mark in flight or when perched. The bill is typically yellowish-green, and the legs are a reddish-purple. ...
Found exclusively in lowland and hill forests, primarily inhabiting the dense canopies of tropical rainforests on its native islands. Prefers areas with abundant fruiting trees, typically below 700 meters elevation.
Strictly frugivorous, its diet consists almost entirely of ripe fruits, particularly figs, drupes, and berries, which it plucks directly from trees.
This fruit dove is diurnal and almost exclusively arboreal, spending the majority of its time high in the forest canopy, where it also roosts securely within dense foliage. As a dedicated frugivore, it forages by meticulously plucking fruits directly from branches, often displaying agility by han...
The Grey-headed Fruit Dove is an endemic species with a highly restricted geographic distribution, confined solely to the islands of Biak and Numfor, which are part of the Biak-Numfor island group situated north of New Guinea, Indonesia. It is a resident species, with no known migratory movements...
Least Concern
- Its vibrant green body plumage provides exceptional camouflage against the dense foliage of its tropical island home, making it remarkably difficult to spot. - Unlike many bird species, the male and female Grey-headed Fruit Dove look almost identical, sharing the same brilliant coloration. - De...