# Emerald Doves (*Chalcophaps*) Emerald Doves are beautiful birds with shiny green feathers. They are gentle and love to eat seeds and fruits. You can often find them in the trees of tropical forests. - **Category:** [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/bird) - **Rarity:** Common - **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low - **Habitat:** Tropical forests - **Also known as:** Green Dove ![Emerald Doves](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Common_Emerald_Dove.jpg&width=800) Photo: Jason Thompson, CC BY 2.0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Emerald_Dove.jpg) ## Appearance The Emerald Dove has iridescent emerald-green wings and back, contrasting with its purplish-brown head and underparts. It features a bright red bill, pinkish legs, and distinctive white and black stripes on its back, setting it apart visually. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Animalia - **Phylum:** Chordata - **Class:** Aves - **Order:** Columbiformes - **Family:** Columbidae - **Genus:** Chalcophaps ## Interesting facts - The shimmery green on their back looks different depending on how the light hits it – it's magical! - Their nests are so simple, sometimes just a few twigs, that you can see the eggs right through them! - These shy doves are one of the few birds that drink water by sucking it up like a straw! - When they fly, their wings flash with brilliant emerald green, like living jewels in the sunlight! ## Special abilities - **Forest Camouflage:** Emerald Doves have stunning iridescent green feathers that help them blend perfectly into the dense forest canopy, making them almost invisible. - **Swift Evasion:** Emerald Doves can take off extremely quickly and fly agilely through thick foliage, helping them escape predators in a flash. - **Ground Gourmet:** Emerald Doves possess keen eyesight and foraging skills that help them find tiny seeds and fallen fruits on the dark forest floor. ## Measurements & details - **Length:** 23-27 cm - **Wingspan:** 45-50 cm - **Weight:** 0.1-0.2 kg - **Lifespan:** 8-15 years - **Speed:** 60 km/h - **Clutch Size:** 1-2 - **Incubation:** 14-17 days - **Migration Distance:** 0 km ## Diet & Feeding These beautiful doves love to munch on fallen fruits, seeds, and small insects they find on the ground. - **Primary Foods:** Fallen fruits, Seeds, Berries, Termites, Ants, Small snails - **Foraging Method:** Foraging ## Ecological connections - **Eaten by:** Brown Goshawk (*Accipiter fasciatus*) — Hunts doves in forests. - **Eaten by:** [Reticulated Python](https://www.snappit.app/explore/reticulated-python) (*Malayopython reticulatus*) — A large snake that preys on ground birds. - **Eats:** Cluster Fig (*Ficus racemosa*) — Eats its ripe fallen fruits. - **Eats:** Parasol Leaf Tree (*Macaranga tanarius*) — Eats seeds and fruits. ## 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. - [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. - [Threatened](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/threatened): Threatened status denotes a species likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future without effective conservation interventions. ## Collections - [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/birds) ## Safety **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Emerald Doves? 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 Emerald Doves? 23-27 cm ### What is Emerald Doves's wingspan? 45-50 cm ### How much does Emerald Doves weigh? 0.1-0.2 kg ### How long does Emerald Doves live? 8-15 years ### How fast can Emerald Doves move? 60 km/h ### What does Emerald Doves eat? These beautiful doves love to munch on fallen fruits, seeds, and small insects they find on the ground. ### Where is Emerald Doves 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: [Emerald Doves: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/emerald-doves)