SPECIES KNOWLEDGE & HUSBANDRY
Fruit-dove species profiles: species, husbandry and distribution
Explore reliable fruit-dove species profiles covering taxonomy, natural distribution, identifying features, diet, husbandry, breeding and each species’ current status in the European Fruit Dove Project.
Fruit-dove species at a glance: husbandry, distribution and breeding
The fruit-dove species profiles combine zoological background with practical husbandry and breeding experience. Each profile explains taxonomy, natural range, habitat, physical characteristics, diet and behaviour. Additional notes on aviary housing, feeding, pair formation, nesting and breeding make the profiles useful in day-to-day practice. Practical examples of accommodation can be found in our overview of fruit-dove breeding facilities and aviaries.
The multilingual collection is intended for private breeders, zoos, bird parks and everyone looking for dependable information about fruit-dove species. Content, images and project status are reviewed and expanded continuously, creating a reliable knowledge base for exchange, population development and responsible conservation breeding.
Alectroenas (1)
Madagascar blue pigeon
Alectroenas madagascariensis
Welcome to the profile of the Madagascar blue pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis). The documented natural range includes eastern Madagascar. With a body length of…
Ducula (19)
Blue-tailed imperial pigeon
Ducula concinna
Welcome to the profile of the Blue-tailed imperial pigeon (Ducula concinna). The documented natural range includes Moluccas, Aru Islands. With a body length of 43 c…
Spectacled imperial pigeon
Ducula perspicillata
Welcome to the profile of the Spectacled imperial pigeon (Ducula perspicillata). The documented natural range includes Moluccas. With a body length of 42 cm, this s…
Green imperial pigeon (clove form)
Ducula aenea ssp.
Welcome to the profile of the Green imperial pigeon (clove form) (Ducula aenea ssp.). The documented natural range includes India to the Philippines and the Sunda I…
Green imperial pigeon
Ducula aenea
Welcome to the profile of the Green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea). The documented natural range includes Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Born…
Celebes pied imperial pigeon
Ducula luctuosa
Welcome to the profile of the Celebes pied imperial pigeon (Ducula luctuosa). The documented natural range includes Sulawesi, Moluccas. With a body length of 37-48…
Mountain imperial pigeon
Ducula badia
Welcome to the profile of the Mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia). The documented natural range includes India to southern China and western Java. With a body l…
Banded imperial pigeon
Ducula zoeae
Welcome to the profile of the Banded imperial pigeon (Ducula zoeae). The documented natural range includes New Guinea. With a body length of 38–41 cm. Characteristi…
Grey-necked imperial pigeon
Ducula carola
Welcome to the profile of the Grey-necked imperial pigeon (Ducula carola). The documented natural range includes Philippines. With a body length of 33 cm, this spec…
Pink-headed imperial pigeon
Ducula rosacea
Welcome to the profile of the Pink-headed imperial pigeon (Ducula rosacea). The documented natural range includes Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, small Sunda Islands, Timo…
Torresian imperial pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa
Welcome to the profile of the Torresian imperial pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa). The documented natural range includes New Guinea, Aru Islands and Torres Strait Islands…
Pickering's imperial pigeon
Ducula pickeringii
Welcome to the profile of the Pickering's imperial pigeon (Ducula pickeringii). The documented natural range includes mehrere small Islandgruppen zwischen Borneo, S…
Purple-tailed imperial pigeon
Ducula rufigaster
Welcome to the profile of the Purple-tailed imperial pigeon (Ducula rufigaster). The documented natural range includes New Guinea. With a body length of not yet doc…
Pinon imperial pigeon
Ducula pinon
Welcome to the profile of the Pinon imperial pigeon (Ducula pinon). The documented natural range includes New Guinea, offshore islands. With a body length of 44-48…
Red-knobbed imperial pigeon
Ducula rubricera
Welcome to the profile of the Red-knobbed imperial pigeon (Ducula rubricera). The documented natural range includes Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands. With a bo…
Chestnut-naped imperial pigeon
Ducula aenea paulina
Welcome to the profile of the Chestnut-naped imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina). The documented natural range includes Sulawesi. With a body length of 40-47 cm…
Collared imperial pigeon
Ducula mullerii
Welcome to the profile of the Collared imperial pigeon (Ducula mullerii). The documented natural range includes western and southern New Guinea, Aru Islands and Tor…
Pacific imperial pigeon
Ducula pacifica
Welcome to the profile of the Pacific imperial pigeon (Ducula pacifica). The documented natural range includes Wigi-Islands (Moluccas); Raja-Ampat-Islands, Biak, Nu…
White-bellied imperial pigeon
Ducula forsteni
Welcome to the profile of the White-bellied imperial pigeon (Ducula forsteni). The documented natural range includes Sulawesi. With a body length of 42,5-51,5 cm, t…
Pied imperial pigeon
Ducula bicolor
Welcome to the profile of the Pied imperial pigeon (Ducula bicolor). The documented natural range includes Myanmar and Thailand to Philippines and New Guinea. With…
Gymnophaps (1)
Papuan mountain pigeon
Gymnophaps albertisii
Welcome to the profile of the Papuan mountain pigeon (Gymnophaps albertisii). The documented natural range includes New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Bacan (Moluccas)…
Megaloprepia (1)
Wompoo fruit dove
Megaloprepia magnifica
Welcome to the profile of the Wompoo fruit dove (Megaloprepia magnifica). The documented natural range includes New Guinea, Ostaustralien. With a body length of 29…
Phapitreron (1)
White-eared brown dove
Phapitreron leucotis
Welcome to the profile of the White-eared brown dove (Phapitreron leucotis). The documented natural range includes Philippines. With a body length of 24 cm, this sp…
Ptilinopus (12)
Orange-fronted fruit dove
Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Welcome to the profile of the Orange-fronted fruit dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons). The documented natural range includes coastal regions of New Guinea except the n…
Red-bellied fruit dove
Ptilinopus greyii
Welcome to the profile of the Red-bellied fruit dove (Ptilinopus greyii). The documented natural range includes New Guinea, Île des Pins and the Loyalty Islands. Wi…
Jambu fruit dove
Ptilinopus jambu
Welcome to the profile of the Jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu). The documented natural range includes Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Westjava. With a body len…
Orange-bellied fruit dove
Ptilinopus iozonus
Welcome to the profile of the Orange-bellied fruit dove (Ptilinopus iozonus). The documented natural range includes New Guinea, Raja-Ampat- and Aru Islands, Yapen…
Pink-spotted fruit dove
Ptilinopus perlatus
Welcome to the profile of the Pink-spotted fruit dove (Ptilinopus perlatus). The documented natural range includes New Guinea and offshore islands. With a body leng…
Superb fruit dove
Ptilinopus superbus
Welcome to the profile of the Superb fruit dove (Ptilinopus superbus). The documented natural range includes Sulawesi, southern Moluccas, Aru Islands, New Guinea, B…
Pink-headed fruit dove
Ptilinopus porphyreus
Welcome to the profile of the Pink-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus). The documented natural range includes Sumatra, Java and Bali. With a body length of 28…
Mariana fruit dove
Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Welcome to the profile of the Mariana fruit dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla). The documented natural range includes southern Marianen-Islands (Saipan, Tinian, Agiguan…
Ornate fruit dove
Ptilinopus ornatus
Welcome to the profile of the Ornate fruit dove (Ptilinopus ornatus). The documented natural range includes New Guinea. With a body length of 25 cm, this species be…
Black-naped fruit dove
Ptilinopus melanospilus
Welcome to the profile of the Black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus). The documented natural range includes Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, Ph…
Lilac-capped fruit dove
Ptilinopus coronulatus
Welcome to the profile of the Lilac-capped fruit dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus). The documented natural range includes lowland areas New Guineas, Salawati, Yapen, Ar…
Wallace's fruit dove
Ptilinopus wallacii
Welcome to the profile of the Wallace's fruit dove (Ptilinopus wallacii). The documented natural range includes southern Moluccas, Tanimbar- and Aru Islands, south…
Ramphiculus (3)
Flame-breasted fruit dove
Ramphiculus marchei
Welcome to the profile of the Flame-breasted fruit dove (Ramphiculus marchei). The documented natural range includes Luzon (Philippines). With a body length of 40 c…
Yellow-breasted fruit dove
Ramphiculus occipitalis
Welcome to the profile of the Yellow-breasted fruit dove (Ramphiculus occipitalis). The documented natural range includes Philippines excluding Palawan. With a body…
Black-chinned fruit dove
Ramphiculus leclancheri
Welcome to the profile of the Black-chinned fruit dove (Ramphiculus leclancheri). The documented natural range includes Philippines, Taiwan. With a body length of 2…
Treron (4)
Pink-necked green pigeon
Treron vernans
Welcome to the profile of the Pink-necked green pigeon (Treron vernans). The documented natural range includes Thailand, southerns Indochina, Malay Peninsula, weste…
Thick-billed green pigeon
Treron curvirostra
Welcome to the profile of the Thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra). The documented natural range includes Nepal, north-eastern India, Burma, southern Chin…
African green pigeon
Treron calvus
Welcome to the profile of the African green pigeon (Treron calvus). The documented natural range includes Afrika south of the Sahara excluding the desert regions of…
Bruce's green pigeon
Treron waalia
Welcome to the profile of the Bruce's green pigeon (Treron waalia). The documented natural range includes Senegal to Somalia and Kenia, southern Aratoche Halbinsel…
What information is included in the fruit-dove species profiles?
Each species page brings together names and taxonomy, distribution and habitat, size and identifying features, as well as information on diet, husbandry and breeding. Images support identification and illustrate typical differences between species or sexes.
- natural distribution, habitat and distinguishing features
- practical experience with diet, aviary husbandry, nesting and breeding
- project status, population context and supplementary image documentation
Further information about the project’s aims, partners and contacts is available on the European Fruit Dove Project homepage.
