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Black-naped Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus melanospilus

The Black-naped Fruit Dove is a colorful bird with a beautiful black nape and bright green body. It loves to eat fruits and can often be seen in trees, making it a delightful sight in the forest.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Black-naped Fruit Dove has a vibrant green body and a bright yellow patch beneath its tail. Its most striking feature is a distinct black patch on the nape of its neck, sometimes edged with white or purple on the head.

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Black-naped Fruit Dove

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Baby fruit doves are called squabs, and they grow super fast!

Instead of sipping water, these doves can suck it up like a straw!

Their soft cooing sounds are often mistaken for gentle wind in the trees!

They can hang upside down to reach the tastiest fruits on tiny branches!

Habilidades especiales

The Black-naped Fruit Dove has brilliant green feathers that help them blend perfectly into the lush tropical foliage, hiding from predators.

Black-naped Fruit Doves can locate ripe fruits high in the canopy because of their keen eyesight, ensuring a steady food supply.

Black-naped Fruit Doves help new plants grow because they eat fruits and then drop the seeds far away, spreading forests!

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 18-20 cm
Envergadura: 30-35 cm
Peso: 0.05-0.07 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Tamaño de la puesta: 1
Incubación: 17-20 días

Dieta y alimentación

These doves love to eat juicy fruits and berries, playing a big part in spreading seeds!

Alimentos principales

Figs
Berries
Small palm fruits
Drupes

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

consumes its ripe fruits

eaten by

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

a common predator in their habitat

eaten by

Crested Goshawk

Accipiter trivirgatus

hunted by this forest raptor

eats

Macaranga Tree

Macaranga triloba

feeds on its small fruits

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.