- Ptilinopus granulifrons
Identification
20-24 cm
- plumage green tinged golden-yellow
- head, scapular patches and inner wing coverts grey
- belly patch purple with yellow edging (latter may be difficult to see)
- undertail coverts and vent pale yellow
- cere with fleshy orange/yellowish growth ('caruncles')
- bill entirely (orangy) yellow
- iris dark (reddish or amber)
Male: yellowish bill, female: greenish bill.
Similar species
Similar to Grey-headed Fruit-Dove although this is not present on Obi. Differs as follows:
- fleshy cere knob
- yellow fringe to purple belly patch
- iris dark (light in Grey-headed)
- entirely bright yellow bill (pale yellow with a grey base in Grey-headed)
Distribution
Obi (north-central Moluccas): Indonesia: South-east Asia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, moist shrubland, and arable land.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Carunculated Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Carunculated_Fruit_Dove
