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[[Image:Superb_Fruit_Dove.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male of (sub)species ''superbus''<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Julatten, Nth. [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], c1985]]
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[[Image:Superb_Fruit_Dove.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo by Hans & Judy Beste<br />Julatten, Nth. Queensland, [[Australia]]]]
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'''Includes: Eastern Superb Fruit Dove, Western Superb Fruit Dove'''
 
;[[:Category:Ptilinopus|Ptilinopus]] superbus
 
;[[:Category:Ptilinopus|Ptilinopus]] superbus
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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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.
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[[Image:Superb_Fruit_DoveJE.jpg|thumb|350px|right|(Sub)species ''temminckii''. Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Polang, Banggai Archipelago, [[Indonesia]], January 2010]]
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21-24 cm (8¼-9½ in)
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'''Male'''
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*crown purple
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*hindneck orange  
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*upper breast grey
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*breastband bluish-black separating upper breast from underparts
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*underparts white or whitish
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*Remainder of body green
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*undertail coverts green with pale edges
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*tail green with grey tip
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*eyes and eye rings yellow
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'''Female'''
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*overall plumage green
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*upper wing coverts with more or less prominent yellow edging
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*breast grey  
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*underparts white  
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*crown with smallish purple patch (''temminckii'')
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* nape with black patch (''superbus'')
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Young birds resemble females but lack the purple crown/black nape patch.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[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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Subspecies may be split as "Eastern Superb Fruit Dove", ''P. superbus'' (ssp. ''superbus'') and "Western Superb Fruit Dove", ''P. temminckii'' (''temminckii'') [[#References|[2]]].
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
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There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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[[Image:Superb-Fruit-Dove-fem-A6677W.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Julatten, North [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]]]
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*P.s.temminckii [[Sulawesi]] and Sula Islands
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Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
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*P.s.superbus Moluccas to Bismarck Arch., [[Solomon Islands]] and ne [[Australia]]
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*''P. s. temminckii'': "'''Western Superb Fruit Dove'''". [[Sulawesi]] and Sula Islands. [Male with extensive belly purple and yellowish wash to white underparts. Female with purple crown spot.]
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*''P. s. superbus'': "'''Eastern Superb Fruit Dove'''". [[Moluccas]] to Bismarck Archipelago, [[Solomon Islands]] and north-eastern [[Australia]]. [Male with reduced belly purple and (pure) white underparts. Female with black nape spot]
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Rainforests, rainforest margins, mangroves, and wooded stream-margins.  
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Found in a variety of forest types, including mangroves and forest edges and more open areas with scattered trees.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
Arboreal.
 
Arboreal.
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
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The diet includes fruit, especially figs, and berries.
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Their diet consists of fruit, particularly figs, and berries.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
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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.
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The nest is a flimsy platform of twigs built in bushy trees from 5-30 m above the ground. The female incubates the eggs at night while the male incubates by day.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}# {{Ref-Eatonetal21}}
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Ptilinopus+superbus}}
 
{{GSearch|Ptilinopus+superbus}}
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*[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]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ptilinopus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ptilinopus]]

Latest revision as of 07:51, 25 August 2023

Male of (sub)species superbus
Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Julatten, Nth. Queensland, Australia, c1985

Includes: Eastern Superb Fruit Dove, Western Superb Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus superbus

Identification

(Sub)species temminckii. Photo by James Eaton
Polang, Banggai Archipelago, Indonesia, January 2010

21-24 cm (8¼-9½ in) Male

  • crown purple
  • hindneck orange
  • upper breast grey
  • breastband bluish-black separating upper breast from underparts
  • underparts white or whitish
  • Remainder of body green
  • undertail coverts green with pale edges
  • tail green with grey tip
  • eyes and eye rings yellow

Female

  • overall plumage green
  • upper wing coverts with more or less prominent yellow edging
  • breast grey
  • underparts white
  • crown with smallish purple patch (temminckii)
  • nape with black patch (superbus)

Young birds resemble females but lack the purple crown/black nape patch.

Distribution

Australia, north-eastern Queensland to north-eastern New South Wales, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Taxonomy

Subspecies may be split as "Eastern Superb Fruit Dove", P. superbus (ssp. superbus) and "Western Superb Fruit Dove", P. temminckii (temminckii) [2].

Subspecies

Female
Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Julatten, North Queensland, Australia

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

  • P. s. temminckii: "Western Superb Fruit Dove". Sulawesi and Sula Islands. [Male with extensive belly purple and yellowish wash to white underparts. Female with purple crown spot.]
  • P. s. superbus: "Eastern Superb Fruit Dove". Moluccas to Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia. [Male with reduced belly purple and (pure) white underparts. Female with black nape spot]

Habitat

Found in a variety of forest types, including mangroves and forest edges and more open areas with scattered trees.

Behaviour

Arboreal.

Diet

Their diet consists of fruit, particularly figs, and berries.

Breeding

The nest is a flimsy platform of twigs built in bushy trees from 5-30 m above the ground. The female incubates the eggs at night while the male incubates by day.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2

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