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Wompoo Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus magnificus(Temminck, 1821)
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- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Ptilinopus
At a glance
The Wompoo Fruit Dove is a large bird, about 35–45 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 35–45 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Wompoo Fruit Dove look like?
The Wompoo Fruit Dove is a large bird, about 35–45 cm long and weighing 132–538 g.
The wompoo fruit dove, also known as wompoo pigeon and "magnificent fruit dove" among others, is one of the larger fruit doves native to New Guinea and eastern Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Wompoo Fruit Dove?
The Wompoo 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 Wompoo Fruit Dove eat?
The Wompoo Fruit Dove feeds on fruit, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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