Alternative name: Orange Fruit Dove
- Ptilinopus victor
Identification
20 cm. Golden olive head, elongated bright orange "hair-like" body feathers. The legs, bill and orbital skin are blue-green and the iris is white. The female is a dark green bird with black tail and orange-yellow undertail coverts. The young resembles female.
Distribution
Fiji. Found on Taveuni, Vanua Levu and nearby islands. A further race P.v. aureus is found on Qamea near Taveuni and is said to be even brighter orange.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests
Behaviour
The diet consists mainly of various small fruits, berries, caterpillars and insects.
The female usually lays 1 white egg.
