Orange-bellied fruit dove
Species of bird
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The orange-bellied fruit dove (Ptilinopus iozonus) is a small (21 cm in length) pigeon with mainly green plumage, distinguished by a large orange patch on the lower breast and belly, a small lilac shoulder patch, pale yellow undertail coverts, and a grey terminal band on the tail.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. iozonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus iozonus Gray, 1858 | |
Taxonomy and systematics
Subspecies
- P. i. humeralis – Wallace, 1862:
- P. i. jobiensis – Schlegel, 1873:
- P. i. pseudohumeralis – Rand, 1938:
- P. i. finschi – Mayr, 1931:
- P. i. iozonus – Gray, 1858:
Distribution and habitat
The dove is found in New Guinea, the Aru Islands and western Papuan islands where it inhabits lowland rainforest, secondary forest and mangroves. It has been recorded from Boigu Island, Queensland, Australian territory in northern Torres Strait.
Behaviour
Feeding
The dove eats the fruit from forest trees, mainly figs.
Breeding
The dove lays a single egg on a platform of small sticks high in a forest tree.
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