Purple-breasted Fruit Dove

Occurrence:

New Guinea, Eastern Australia

Subspecies:

1. Megaloprepia magnifica magnifica - Eastern Australia (South Queensland to central eastern New South Wales)

2. Megaloprepia magnifica puella - Northwest New Guinea (Vogelkop Peninsula) and offshore islands (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool)

3. Megaloprepia magnifica poliura – Lowlands of New Guinea (except Vogelkop Peninsula) and islands off the north coast

4. Megaloprepia magnifica assimilis - Northeast Australia (Cape York Peninsula)

5. Megaloprepia magnifica keri - Northeast Australia (Bellenden Ker Range)

 

Size/Characteristics:

29-45 cm

No external distinguishing characteristics for 1.0/0.1

Posture:

Ring size: 7.0

Status in the project:

Stock small and still developing, breeding not easy