Pigeons, Doves

Superb Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus superbus

The Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus) is a 118 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

118 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is..

Where to see it: Lore Lindu NP · Lake Tambing vicinity (Indonesia); Imburanu (Solomon Islands); Kwatu Lodge (Wai Kelo River) (Papua New Guinea); Queen Elizabeth National Park · Mt. Austin (Solomon Islands); Varirata National Park (Papua New Guinea).

Photo: (c) Roland Godon, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist