Claret-breasted fruit dove

Ptilinopus viridis

The claret-breasted fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Moluccas, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Claret-breasted fruit-dove (Ptilinopus viridis geelvinkianus) This is the male of this subspecies found on Biak island, in the Geelvink Bay, Papua. Biak,Birdingindonesia,Claret-breasted fruit dove,Geelvink Bay,Geotagged,Indonesia,Mehd Halaouate,Ptilinopus viridis

Appearance

The claret-breasted fruit dove is 20–21 cm in length. The plumage is mainly green apart from a well-defined patch of dark red-brown feathers on the throat and upper breast. The face and forecrown are bluish grey and shoulder has a bluish grey patch.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyColumbidae
GenusPtilinopus
SpeciesP. viridis
Photographed in
Indonesia