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| + | [[Image:Superb_Fruit_Dove.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo by Hans & Judy Beste<br />Julatten, Nth. Queensland, [[Australia]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Ptilinopus|Ptilinopus]] superbus | ;[[:Category:Ptilinopus|Ptilinopus]] superbus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
24cm. Purple crown, orange hindneck, blue-black breastband separating the grey upper breast from white underparts, rest of the body is green, green tail with grey tips, yellow eyes and eyerings. Female - green, grey breast and white underparts. There is a smallish purple patch on the crown. Young birds resemble females but lack the purple crown patch. | 24cm. Purple crown, orange hindneck, blue-black breastband separating the grey upper breast from white underparts, rest of the body is green, green tail with grey tips, yellow eyes and eyerings. Female - green, grey breast and white underparts. There is a smallish purple patch on the crown. Young birds resemble females but lack the purple crown patch. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Superb_Fruit_DoveJE.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Polang, Banngai Archipelago, [[Indonesia]]]] | ||
[[Australia]], north-eastern [[Queensland]] to north-eastern [[New South Wales]], [[New Guinea]], [[Solomon Islands]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Sulawesi]]. | [[Australia]], north-eastern [[Queensland]] to north-eastern [[New South Wales]], [[New Guinea]], [[Solomon Islands]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Sulawesi]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*P.s.temminckii [[Sulawesi]] and Sula Islands | *P.s.temminckii [[Sulawesi]] and Sula Islands | ||
*P.s.superbus Moluccas to Bismarck Arch., [[Solomon Islands]] and ne [[Australia]] | *P.s.superbus Moluccas to Bismarck Arch., [[Solomon Islands]] and ne [[Australia]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Arboreal. | Arboreal. | ||
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The diet includes fruit, especially figs, and berries. | The diet includes fruit, especially figs, and berries. | ||
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The nest is a flimsy platform of twigs built in bushy trees from 5 m - 30 m above the ground. The female incubates the eggs at night while the male incubates by day. | The nest is a flimsy platform of twigs built in bushy trees from 5 m - 30 m above the ground. The female incubates the eggs at night while the male incubates by day. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ptilinopus+superbus}} | {{GSearch|Ptilinopus+superbus}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=716&Bird_Image_ID=5769&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=716&Bird_Image_ID=5769&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ptilinopus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ptilinopus]] | ||
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- Ptilinopus superbus
Identification
24cm. Purple crown, orange hindneck, blue-black breastband separating the grey upper breast from white underparts, rest of the body is green, green tail with grey tips, yellow eyes and eyerings. Female - green, grey breast and white underparts. There is a smallish purple patch on the crown. Young birds resemble females but lack the purple crown patch.
Distribution
Australia, north-eastern Queensland to north-eastern New South Wales, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P.s.temminckii Sulawesi and Sula Islands
- P.s.superbus Moluccas to Bismarck Arch., Solomon Islands and ne Australia
Habitat
Rainforests, rainforest margins, mangroves, and wooded stream-margins.
Behaviour
Arboreal.
Diet
The diet includes fruit, especially figs, and berries.
Breeding
The nest is a flimsy platform of twigs built in bushy trees from 5 m - 30 m above the ground. The female incubates the eggs at night while the male incubates by day.
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.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Superb Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Superb_Fruit_Dove
