Red-naped Fruit Dove

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Red-naped Fruit Dove is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Images Red-naped fruit dove perched in a tree Red-naped fruit dove perched in a tree Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

Red-naped fruit dove perched in a tree Red-naped fruit dove perched in a treePrint factsheet Facts - Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Genus Ptilinopus (1) Status - Classified as More

sighting being the bird-of-the-trip Red-naped Fruit Dove sat in full view, calling and then flying overhead. Metallic Pigeon perched out once and a good size flock of Sumba Green Pigeon miraculously escaped our attention before circling round and perching close-by. Parrot numbers were well down from last year, especially the Marigold Lorikeets, though with persistence we had wonderful views of a pair apparently inspecting a roadside tree-hole as a suitable nesting site. More

Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Genus : Ptilinopus
Species : dohertyi
Authority : (Rothschild, 1896)