The fruit doves, also known as fruit pigeons, are a genus (Ptilinopus) of birds in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). These colourful, frugivorous doves are found in forests and woodlands in Southeast Asia and Oceania. It is a large genus with over 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.
Dwarf fruit dove (Ptilinopus nainus), Lobo, New Guinea, 1828
Rose-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus regina Swainson, 1825) from Australia and Indonesia
Male pink-headed fruit dove, Ptilinopus porphyreus (Temminck, 1822)
The orange fruit dove or orange dove is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. One of the most colorful doves, the male has a golden olive head and elongated bright orange "hair-like" body feathers. The golden-olive remiges are typically covered by the long orange wing coverts when perched. The legs, bill and orbital skin are bluish-green and the iris is whitish. The female is a dark green bird with blackish tail and orange-yellow undertail coverts. The young resemble females.
Image: Ptilinopus victor 60382667
Illustration of Ptilinopus victor