Jambu Fruit Dove

The Jambu Fruit-dove inhabits mangrove swamps and lowland rain forests up to 1,500 m and is also found in second growth woodland. The male holds a breeding territory, advertised by raising its wings, bobbing its body and cooing. It will defend its territory with a quick peck if the territorial display fails. The female builds a flimsy nest of twigs, roots and grasses, which are collected by her mate, in a tree and lays one or sometimes two white eggs which are incubated for about 20 days to hatching, with a further 12 or more days to fledging.

The Jambu Fruit Dove is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Jambu fruit dove is a forest dove that inhabits the second growth forests of mangrove swamps and rainforests on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and western Java, and the countries of Thailand and Malaya. They are easily recognized in the forest by their soft cooing. The Jambu fruit dove is a plump dove with a small head and a small yellow or orange beak. Its eyes are located on the sides of its head, colored red or brown. More

Weighing well over 45 grams, the Jambu Fruit Dove is close to the size of a Barbary Dove, which is about the size of a soda can. The Jambu is closely allied with the subgenera of the Leucotreron and the Rhamphiculus, and has a small head with a bare cere, short neck and soft dense plumage. The eyes are at the sides of the head close to the short beak. It has a slightly plump body nine inches long, skinny legs and a wingspan of approximately 90 - 150mm. More

The Jambu Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus jambu), is a smallish colourful fruit-dove. The Jambu Fruit Dove inhabits mangrove swamps and lowland rainforests up to 1,500 metres and rainforests on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, western Java and Kalimantan. The Jambu Fruit Dove is also found in second growth woodland. The Jambu Fruit Dove countries of origin are Thailand and Malaya. More

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Jambu Fruit DoveThe Jambu Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus jambu, is a smallish colorful dove. It is a resident breeding species in southern Thailand, Malaysia and the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan, Sumatra west Java and Brunei. It inhabits mangrove swamps and lowland rainforests up to 1,500 m, and is also found in second growth woodland. The male Jambu Fruit Dove holds a breeding territory, advertised by raising its wings, bobbing its body and cooing. More

The Jambu fruit dove lives in the mangrove swamps and lowland rainforests located in southeastern Asia and Indonesian islands. Natural diet: Jambu fruit doves, perhaps not surprisingly, eat fruit. Size / weight range: This species grows to be a pproximately 9 inches long and weigh about 1 1/2 ounces. More

Jambu Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus jambu) is an uncommon non-breeding visitor. Apparently it visits any time of the year. Thus when a pair was sighted on 19th December 2007, news spread wide and fast. Photographers and birders flocked to the Japanese Garden in Jurong, the former to record the event and the latter to gawk at the birds. The strikingly handsome male with a crimson face and a pink patch on the upper breast is shown above. More

A brightly colored bird, the jambu fruit dove has green markings on the back, wings and tail, with a bright orange beak. The species is sexually dimorphic, meaning males and females differ in appearance. Males have a crimson face and white chest displaying a pink patch near the throat while females possess a light purple face and green chest. - Range The jambu fruit dove can be found in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. More

The Jambu fruit dove is a forest dove that inhabits the second growth forests of mangrove swamps and rainforests on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and western Java, and the countries of Thailand and Malaysia. More

The last time I saw the Jambu Fruit Dove ( Ptilinopus jambu) in Kemensah was about two years ago. Jambu in malay means ‘guava’. There were two, picking fruits on the lower tier of the canopy on Sunday. The male has a beautiful crimson face and a pink breast patch. _DSC0181 _DSC0185 _DSC0192 Hadn’t realized that I had actually shot the female. More