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Black-banded Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus alligatorCollett, 1898
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- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Ptilinopus
At a glance
The Black-banded Fruit Dove is a large bird, about 38–44 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 38–44 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Black-banded Fruit Dove look like?
The Black-banded Fruit Dove is a large bird, about 38–44 cm long and weighing 450–570 g.
The black-banded fruit dove is a large pigeon with white head, neck and upper breast; black back and upperwing grading to grey on rump; black tail with broad grey terminal band; underparts grey, demarcated from white head and neck by broad black band.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Black-banded Fruit Dove?
The Black-banded Fruit Dove is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Black-banded Fruit Dove eat?
The Black-banded Fruit Dove feeds on fruit, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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