# Beautiful Fruit Dove (*Ptilinopus pulchellus*) The Beautiful Fruit Dove is a colorful bird with bright green and yellow feathers. It loves to eat fruits and can be found in the trees of tropical forests, where it sings sweet songs. - **Category:** [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/bird) - **Rarity:** Common - **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low - **Habitat:** Tropical forests ![Beautiful Fruit Dove](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Ptilinopus_pulchellus_-Discovery_Cove_-Orlando-8.jpg&width=800) Photo: eric from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ptilinopus_pulchellus_-Discovery_Cove_-Orlando-8.jpg) ## Appearance The Beautiful Fruit Dove is a small, vibrant bird with a striking purple cap, emerald green body, and a bright yellow-orange belly. Its vivid plumage allows it to stand out, yet also camouflage among tropical fruits and leaves. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Animalia - **Phylum:** Chordata - **Class:** Aves - **Order:** Columbiformes - **Family:** Columbidae - **Genus:** Ptilinopus ## Interesting facts - It gets all its water from juicy fruits, rarely needing to drink from puddles! - Its nest is super flimsy, often just a few twigs loosely put together. - The scientific name "Ptilinopus" means "soft-foot," describing its delicate feet. - Unlike many doves, it lays only one egg at a time! ## Special abilities - **Feathered Camouflage:** Beautiful Fruit Dove has incredibly vibrant feathers that help them blend perfectly among colourful fruits and foliage in their rainforest home. - **Seed Planter:** Beautiful Fruit Dove can eat whole fruits and then disperse their seeds far away, helping new trees grow across the forest. - **Acrobatic Feeder:** Beautiful Fruit Dove can hang upside down from branches to reach ripe fruits, thanks to its strong, agile feet. ## Measurements & details - **Length:** 18-20 cm - **Wingspan:** 35-38 cm - **Weight:** 0.075-0.085 kg - **Lifespan:** 8-10 years - **Speed:** 55 km/h - **Clutch Size:** 1 - **Incubation:** 17-20 days ## Diet & Feeding Feasts on juicy fruits, helping forests grow by spreading seeds far and wide! - **Primary Foods:** Figs, Berries, Drupes, Palm Fruits - **Foraging Method:** Foraging ## Ecological connections - **Eats:** Cluster Fig (*Ficus racemosa*) — Consumes its sweet fruits, aiding in seed dispersal. - **Eaten by:** [Green Tree Python](https://www.snappit.app/explore/green-tree-python) (*Morelia viridis*) — Juvenile doves can be prey for this tree-dwelling snake. - **Eaten by:** Grey Goshawk (*Accipiter novaehollandiae*) — A swift raptor that preys on various forest birds. ## Traits - [Feathered](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/feathered): Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers. - [Social](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/social): Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring. - [Singing](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/singing): Singing animals produce complex vocalizations, often for purposes of attracting mates, defending territory, or communicating within their species. - [Arboreal](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/arboreal): Arboreal animals live primarily in trees, utilizing them for shelter, food, and protection from predators. - [Colorful](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/colorful): Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors. - [Herbivorous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/herbivorous): This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material. - [Forest](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/forest): Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life. - [Rainforest](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/rainforest): This habitat trait refers to species found in tropical rainforests, characterized by high annual rainfall, high biodiversity, and dense tree cover. - [Diurnal](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/diurnal): Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night. - [Pollinator](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/pollinator): Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants. - [Endangered](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/endangered): Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. ## Collections - [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/birds) ## Safety **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch them. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Beautiful Fruit Dove? Compare the silhouette, bill shape, tail length, wing bars and markings around the eyes. The same small brown bird at your feeder can look quite different in breeding plumage, winter plumage or its first year. Bird Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details. ### How long is Beautiful Fruit Dove? 18-20 cm ### What is Beautiful Fruit Dove's wingspan? 35-38 cm ### How much does Beautiful Fruit Dove weigh? 0.075-0.085 kg ### How long does Beautiful Fruit Dove live? 8-10 years ### How fast can Beautiful Fruit Dove move? 55 km/h ### What does Beautiful Fruit Dove eat? Feasts on juicy fruits, helping forests grow by spreading seeds far and wide! ### Where is Beautiful Fruit Dove usually found? Tropical forests ## More Birds - [Black-crowned Night Heron](https://www.snappit.app/explore/black-crowned-night-heron) (*Nycticorax nycticorax*) - [Anna's Hummingbird](https://www.snappit.app/explore/annas-hummingbird) (*Calypte anna*) - [Great Egret](https://www.snappit.app/explore/great-egret) (*Ardea alba*) - [Blue Jay](https://www.snappit.app/explore/blue-jay) (*Cyanocitta cristata*) --- Source: [Beautiful Fruit Dove: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/beautiful-fruit-dove)