Birds of the World

    COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)  
Genus: Ptilinopus (56 species)


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Black-banded Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus alligator)
Range: AU: Arnhem Land escarpment, c Top End, nc NT (nc Australia)
 



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Negros Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus arcanus) Critically Endangered
Range: OR: Negros (West Visayas, wc Philippines; known from single specimen)
 



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Orange-fronted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons)
Range: AU: New Guinea (except Huon Pen.) and many satellites
 



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Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus bernsteinii)
Range: AU: n Moluccas
 



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Makatea Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus chalcurus) Vulnerable
Range: PO: Makatea (nw Tuamotu Arch., ne Polynesia)
 



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Raiatea Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus chrysogaster) Endangered
Range: PO: Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and (formerly) Maupiti (wc Society Is., e Polynesia)
 



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Banded Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus cinctus)
Range: AU: Bali and Lesser Sundas
 



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Atoll Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) Near Threatened
Range: PO: w, e Tuamotu Arch. (except Makatea; ne Polynesia)
 



Coroneted Fruit Dove
Coroneted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus) Male
Range: AU: New Guinea and satellites
San Diego Zoo, California, USA  
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


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Red-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dohertyi) Vulnerable
Range: AU: Sumba (sw Lesser Sundas)
 



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White-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii)
Range: PO: Marquesas Is. (ne Polynesia)
 



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White-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae)
Range: AU: Makira (=San Cristobal) and small satellites (se Solomon Is.)
 



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Red-eared Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus fischeri)
Range: AU: montane Sulawesi
 



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Carunculated Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus granulifrons) Vulnerable
Range: AU: Obi (nc Moluccas)
 



Red-bellied Fruit Dove
Red-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus greyi)
Range: AU: Ndai (=Gower; n of Malaita, sc Solomon Is.), Temotu (=Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.), and Vanuatu to New Caledonia (including Loyalty Is.)
New Caledonia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


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Oberholser's Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus gularis)
Range: AU: Sulawesi
 



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Kosrae Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus hernsheimi)
Range: PO: Kosrae (e Caroline Is., c Micronesia)
 



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Rapa Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus huttoni) Critically Endangered
Range: PO: Rapa (e Tubuai=Austral Is., se Polynesia)
 



Grey-headed Fruit Dove
Grey-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus hyogastrus)
Range: AU: Morotai to Bacan (n Moluccas)
Aketajawe-Lolobata NP, Halmahera, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Knob-billed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus insolitus)
Range: AU: Bismarck Arch. except Admiralty Is.
 



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Henderson Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus insularis) Vulnerable
Range: PO: Henderson (c Pitcairn group, se Polynesia)
 



Orange-bellied Fruit Dove
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
Range: AU: New Guinea and many satellites
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Orange-bellied Fruit Dove
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
Range: AU: New Guinea and many satellites
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Jambu Fruit Dove
Jambu Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus jambu)
Range: OR: Malay Pen., Sumatra, Nias (w of n Sumatra), Riau Is. (e of c Sumatra), Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra) and Borneo
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Whistling Dove
Whistling Dove (Ptilinopus layardi)
Range: PO: Kadavu and Ono (sw Fiji, sw Polynesia)
Kadavu, Fiji Islands  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-chinned Fruit Dove
Black-chinned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri) Male
Range: OR: Philippines and Taiwan
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Golden Dove
Golden Dove (Ptilinopus luteovirens) Male
Range: PO: Vitu Levu, Beqa, Ovalau and Gau (wc Fiji, sw Polynesia)
Fiji  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info

Golden Dove
Golden Dove (Ptilinopus luteovirens) Female
Range: PO: Vitu Levu, Beqa, Ovalau and Gau (wc Fiji, sw Polynesia)
Fiji  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Wompoo Fruit Dove
Wompoo Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus magnificus) Male
Range: AU: New Guinea and some satellites and e Australia
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Sula Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus mangoliensis)
Range: AU: Sula Is. (e of Sulawesi)
 



Flame-breasted Fruit Dove
Flame-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus marchei)
Range: OR: montane Luzon (n Philippines)
Sierra Madre, Philippines  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-naped Fruit Dove
Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) Male
Range: OR, AU: Java region, w, c Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region and s Philippines
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Black-naped Fruit Dove
Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) Female
Range: OR, AU: Java region, w, c Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region and s Philippines
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Cream-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus merrilli)
Range: OR: Luzon group (n Philippines)
 



Blue-capped Fruit Dove
Blue-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus monacha) Female
Range: AU: Morotai to Obi (n Moluccas) and Damar (ne Lesser Sundas)
Sidangoli, Halmahera, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


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Dwarf Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus nainus)
Range: AU: Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea), ne, se New Guinea, and s watershed of wc to ec New Guinea
 



Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove
Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus occipitalis)
Range: OR: Philippines (except Palawan group and Sulu Arch.)
 
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


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Ornate Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus ornatus)
Range: AU: New Guinea
 



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Palau Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis)
Range: PO: Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)
 



Pink-spotted Fruit Dove
Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus)
Range: AU: New Guinea and many satellites
 
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Many-colored Fruit Dove
Many-colored Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii)
Range: PO: Fiji (sw Polynesia), Tonga and Samoa (c Polynesia)
 
 
Photograph by Aviceda     Copyright and usage info


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Purple-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus ponapensis)
Range: PO: Chuuk (=Truk, c Caroline Is.) and Pohnpei (=Ponape, e Caroline Is., c Micronesia)
 



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Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus)
Range: PO: islets of Fiji (sw Polynesia), Wallis and Futuna (ne of Fiji), Tonga, Samoa and Niue (c Polynesia)
 



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Pink-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus)
Range: OR: montane Sumatra, Java and Bali
 



Beautiful Fruit Dove
Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)
Range: AU: Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea) and New Guinea
San Diego Zoo, California, USA  
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


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Grey-green Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus)
Range: PO: e Society Is. (e Polynesia)
 



Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove
Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) Near Threatened
Range: PO: Rarotonga and Atiu (s Cook Is., e Polynesia)
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove
Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) Near Threatened
Range: PO: Rarotonga and Atiu (s Cook Is., e Polynesia)
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Rose-crowned Fruit Dove
Rose-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus regina)
Range: AU: c, e Lesser Sundas and n, e Australia
 
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Silver-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus richardsii)
Range: AU: s Solomon Is.
 



White-bibbed Fruit Dove
White-bibbed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rivoli bellus)
Range: AU: c, s Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites and Bismarck Arch.
Ambua Lodge, Papua New Guinea  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Mariana Fruit Dove
Mariana Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) Near Threatened
Range: PO: Saipan, Tinian, Agiguan and Rota (s Northern Mariana Is., w Micronesia) and Guam (s Mariana Is., where extinct)
Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove
Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis)
Range: AU: Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
Biak, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


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Geelvink Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus speciosus)
Range: AU: Numfor, Biak and nearby islands (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
 



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Banggai Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus subgularis)
Range: AU: Banggai Is. (e of Sulawesi)
 



Superb Fruit Dove
Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus) Male
Range: AU: Sulawesi to e Australia, Bismarck Arch. and ec Solomon Is.
San Diego Zoo, California, USA  
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info

Superb Fruit Dove
Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus) Female
Range: AU: Sulawesi to e Australia, Bismarck Arch. and ec Solomon Is.
Redlynch, Queensland, Australia  
 
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Tanna Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus tannensis)
Range: AU: Banks Is. to s Vanuatu
 



Orange Dove
Orange Dove (Ptilinopus victor) Male
Range: PO: nc Fiji (sw Polynesia)
 
 
Photograph by Aviceda     Copyright and usage info


Claret-breasted Fruit Dove
Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis lewisii)
Range: AU: c Moluccas, Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea), n coastal New Guinea and satellites and Solomon Is.
Solomon Islands  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


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Wallace's Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus wallacii)
Range: AU: Banda, Kai and Tanimbar is. and intervening islets (s Moluccas), Babar (far e Lesser Sundas), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and coastal sw New Guinea
 




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