Black-backed Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus cinctus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Columbiformes · Columbidae

About

The banded fruit dove or black-backed fruit dove is a large pigeon with white head, neck and upper breast; black back and upperwing grading to grey on rump; black tail with broad grey terminal band; underparts grey, demarcated from white head.

Fun Fact

It lays a single egg on an open platform of sticks in a forest tree.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Habitat is in monsoonal rainforest.

Diet

Eats fruit from forest trees, especially figs.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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