Rose-crowned Fruit Dove
Photo · (c) Oliver Stringham, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BirdUp · Species

Rose-crowned Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus reginaSwainson, 1825

Native
Order
COLUMBIFORMES
Commonness
Very common
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The rose-crowned fruit dove, also known as pink-capped fruit dove or Swainson's fruit dove, is a medium-sized fruit dove that is found in parts of southern Indonesia, northern Australia and eastern Australia.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Central and east Lesser Sundas and north and east Australia

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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