Bronze fruit pigeon
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The bronze fruit dove ( Ducula aenea ), also called gloss fruit dove , is a species of pigeon birds. It occurs in several subspecies in Southeast Asia.
Appearance
The bronze fruit pigeon is a relatively large fruit pigeon . It reaches a body length between 38 and 45 centimeters and weighs between 450 and 545 grams. It is roughly the size of a wood pigeon , but is more compact compared to this. The head is noticeably flat and elongated. The gender dimorphism is only slightly pronounced. Females differ from males in that their plumage is less iridescent.
The head, neck and underside of the body of the bronze fruit pigeon are light gray to light gray pink. The mantle as well as the back and the wing covers are green and shimmering bronze. The under tail-coverts are dark brown. The beak is blue-gray and the iris is red like the bare, featherless eye ring.
Distribution area
Bronze fruit pigeons come in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the Andamen, Nicobar Islands, Burma and on various Indonesian and Philippine islands such as Java, Flores, Pantar, Alor, Sulu Archipelago, Palawan, Dumaran, Balabac, Sulawesi, Sula Islands , Enggano Islands and the Talaud Islands. The bronze fruit pigeon is an adaptable species of pigeon that uses different forest types. It also occurs at the edges of forests and in mangrove swamps. The preferred habitat are evergreen forests in lowland regions.
behavior
Like most fruit pigeons, the bronze fruit pigeon is predominantly a tree-dwelling species. It eats various fruits and berries and also swallows relatively large fruits such as wild figs or wild nutmegs. The nest is very fleeting and consists of a few branches and twigs. The courtship of the bronze fruit pigeon is reminiscent of the courtship of the wood pigeon . The male flies off a branch and first swings up with powerful wing beats and then glides back to the starting point. The clutch includes an egg. The incubation period is 18 days. The nestlings leave the nest when they are around 20 days old.
Keeping in human care
The bronze fruit pigeon was shown at the Amsterdam Zoo as early as 1838. It was first bred in 1901 at London Zoo. Bronze fruit pigeons are kept relatively often. However, they are incompatible with other large pigeon species. Accustomed animals can get relatively old. A bronze fruit pigeon that was kept in the Berlin zoo was 13 years old.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
literature
- David Burnie (Ed.): Vögel , Munich 2008, Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 978-3-8310-1272-5
- Wolfgang Fischer: Fruit pigeons of the genus Ducula , The Aviary, 22nd year, 1999, issue 12, page 356ff
- David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox: Pigeons and Doves - A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World . Pica Press, Sussex 2001, ISBN 90-74345-26-3
- Alois Münst and Josef Wolters: Tauben - The types of wild pigeons , 2nd expanded and revised edition, Verlag Karin Wolters, Bottrop 1999, ISBN 3-9801504-9-6
- Franz Pfeffer: Bronze fruit pigeons - popular aviary birds , Gefiederte Welt, 127th year, 2003, issue 2, page 52f
- Gerhard Rösler: The wild pigeons of the earth - free living, keeping and breeding . M. & H. Schaper Verlag, Alfeld-Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7944-0184-0
Web links
- Ducula aenea inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2013.