Downy pigeons
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Red-capped fruit dove ( Ptilinopus pulchellus ) |
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The downy pigeons ( Ptilinopus ) are a species-rich genus of pigeon birds. They are among the fruit pigeons .
Appearance
Downy pigeons are compactly built pigeons. In physique they resemble the green pigeons . Most species have a body size that corresponds to that of the laughing dove . The smallest species is the dwarf fruit dove , which is 13 to 15 centimeters long and sparrow-sized. The royal fruit pigeon, on the other hand, reaches the length of a wood pigeon with a body length of up to 28 centimeters . Many species are extremely colorful. The male of the royal fruit pigeon has a broad orange-colored band that is sharply set off against the gray-green head plumage. Many species wear red caps. In addition to the royal fruit pigeon, this is the case with the red-capped fruit pigeon , the purple- capped fruit pigeon and the red-bellied fruit pigeon .
Spread and behavior
Downy pigeons are found in Polynesia , the Moluccas , the Solomon Islands , Sulawesi , New Guinea, Sumatra , Java , Kalimantan and the Philippines, as well as in the east and northeast of the Australian continent. Some species have only a very small range. The Makatea pigeon , for example, occurs exclusively on the 24 square kilometer island of Makatea .
The diet consists mainly of fruits and berries. Some species also consume buds, young green parts of plants and small invertebrates. The nest is built in trees or bushes and not on the ground. Presumably in all species the clutch consists of only one egg.
species
The genus of the downy pigeons comprises fifty species:
- Bald pigeon , Ptilinopus cinctus
- Gray-bellied fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus alligator
- Red-necked downy pigeon , Ptilinopus dohertyi
- Red-necked downy pigeon , Ptilinopus porphyreus
- Bloodwing fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus marchei
- Merrill fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus merrilli
- Yellow-breasted pigeon , Ptilinopus occipitalis
- Fishing pigeon , Ptilinopus fischeri
- Jambu dove , Ptilinopus jambu
- Dark-chin fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus subgularis
- Black-throated fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus leclancheri
- Scarlet breast pigeon , Ptilinopus bernsteinii
- Long-tailed fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus magnificus
- Pink-spotted fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus perlatus
- Ornate pigeon , Ptilinopus ornatus
- Silver spot fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus tannensis
- Yellow-fronted fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
- Golden shoulder fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus wallacii
- Magnificent fruit dove , Ptilinopus superbus
- Yellow-tailed pigeon , Ptilinopus perousii
- Red-crowned fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus porphyraceus
- Palau fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus pelewensis
- Rarotonga fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus rarotongensis
- Mariana fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus roseicapilla
- Pink cap fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus regina
- Solomon Islands fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus richardsii
- Purple cap fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus purpuratus
- Makatea pigeon . Ptilinopus chalcurus
- Tuamotu pigeon , Ptilinopus coralensis
- Red-bellied fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus greyii
- Long-billed fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus huttoni
- White-capped fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
- Red beard pigeon , Ptilinopus mercierii , probably extinct
- Henderson fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus insularis
- Purple cap fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus coronulatus
- Red-capped fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus pulchellus
- Blue-capped fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus monacha
- Coral downy pigeon , Ptilinopus rivoli
- Yellow-bellied fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus solomonensis
- Rotlatz fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus viridis
- Whitehead pigeon , Ptilinopus eugeniae
- Orange-bellied fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus iozonus
- Button downy pigeon , Ptilinopus insolitus
- Blue-headed fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus hyogaster
- Caruncle fruit dove or warty dove, Ptilinopus granulifrons
- Black-necked fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus melanospila
- Dwarf pigeon , Ptilinopus nanus
- Negros fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus arcanus - probably extinct in the second half of the 20th century
- Fijian red downy pigeon , Ptilinopus victor
- Yellow Fijian Downy Pigeon , Ptilinopus luteovirens
- Yellow-headed fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus layardi
- Kosrae fruit pigeon , Ptilinopus hernsheimi
supporting documents
Individual evidence
literature
- 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 .
- Gerhard Rösler: The wild pigeons of the earth - free life, keeping and breeding , Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Alfeld-Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7944-0184-0 .
- Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A. & Sargatal, J. (Editors) (1997). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos . Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-22-9 .
- Simon Bruslund Jensen: Vogelpark Walsrode - Different keeping strategies for different types of fruit pigeons , Feathered World, 132nd year, 2008, issue 10, page 31f.
