The red-naped fruit dove (''Ptilinopus dohertyi'') is a species of
bird in the family
Columbidae. It is
endemic to
Sumba
Sumba ( id, Pulau Sumba) is an island in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands and is in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Sumba has an area of , and the population was 779,049 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as a ...
.
Its natural
habitat is subtropical or tropical moist
montane forests. It is threatened by
habitat loss.
Identification
A large, striking fruit-dove with a dark lower body, a cream-colored head, and a diagnostic conspicuous red patch on the nape. Juveniles show yellow fringes to upperparts feathers and greenish feathers on head and breast. Usually encountered singly or in pairs in the upper levels of forest in lowlands and hills. Call is a low, disyllabic “wooo-hoo,” usually given repeatedly.
References
External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet.
red-naped fruit dove
Birds of Sumba
red-naped fruit dove
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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