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[[Image:Black-naped-Fruit-Dove-_H_and_J_Beste.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Hans&Judy Beste. <br />Location: Dumango Bone Nat. Park/Sulawesi/Indonesia.]]
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[[Image:Ptilinopus melanospila1024b.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|codexluminati|codexluminati}}<br />[[Tangkoko]], North [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], October 2014]]
 
;[[:Category:Ptilinopus|Ptilinopus]] melanospilus
 
;[[:Category:Ptilinopus|Ptilinopus]] melanospilus
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
24cmGreen, yellowish bill and iris'''Male''' -  pale grey head, black nape, yellow throat, golden yellow and pink undertail coverts'''Female''' and young - entirely green plumages.
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24cm<br />
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*Green
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*Yellowy bill and iris
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'''Male'''
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*Pale grey head
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*Black nape
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*Yellow throat
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*Golden yellow and pink undertail coverts
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'''Female''' and '''young birds''' have entirely green plumages.
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[[Image:Black-naped-Fruit-Dove-_H_and_J_Beste.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]''' <br />[[Dumango Bone National Park]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], August 2007]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Malaysia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sunda Islands]] and [[Sulawesi]].
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Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indochina]], [[Malaysia]], [[Philippines]], Island of [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Bali]], [[Moluccas]]
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
There are 5 subspecies.
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====Subspecies====
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There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''P.m.bangueyensis'': Southern [[Philippines]] and islands off northern [[Borneo]]
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*''P.m.xanthorrhous'': Talaud Islands, Sangihe Island ([[Sulawesi]]) and Doi Island (northern [[Moluccas]])
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*''P.m.melanospilus'': [[Sulawesi]], Talisei, Bangka, Lembeh and Togian islands
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*''P.m.chrysorrhous'' : Banggai Island, Sula Island and southern [[Moluccas]] (Obi and Seram)
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*''P.m.melanauchen'': Matasiri Island, [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]] and islands south of [[Sulawesi]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Lowland and hill forests.
 
Lowland and hill forests.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
 
The diet includes fruits, figs and berries.
 
The diet includes fruits, figs and berries.
 
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====Breeding====
1 white egg is laid.
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The clutch consists of a single white egg.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Ptilinopus+melanospilus}}  
 
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=715&Bird_Image_ID=13359&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ptilinopus]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 30 March 2022

Photo by codexluminati
Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, October 2014
Ptilinopus melanospilus

Identification

24cm

  • Green
  • Yellowy bill and iris

Male

  • Pale grey head
  • Black nape
  • Yellow throat
  • Golden yellow and pink undertail coverts

Female and young birds have entirely green plumages.

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Malaysia, Philippines, Island of Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Bali, Moluccas

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies[1]:

  • P.m.bangueyensis: Southern Philippines and islands off northern Borneo
  • P.m.xanthorrhous: Talaud Islands, Sangihe Island (Sulawesi) and Doi Island (northern Moluccas)
  • P.m.melanospilus: Sulawesi, Talisei, Bangka, Lembeh and Togian islands
  • P.m.chrysorrhous : Banggai Island, Sula Island and southern Moluccas (Obi and Seram)
  • P.m.melanauchen: Matasiri Island, Java, Lesser Sundas and islands south of Sulawesi

Habitat

Lowland and hill forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruits, figs and berries.

Breeding

The clutch consists of a single white egg.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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External Links

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