Many-coloured Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perousii
Least ConcernAves · Columbiformes · Columbidae
About
The many-colored fruit dove, also known as manuma in the Samoan language, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It occurs on islands in the south-west Pacific Ocean where it is found in Fiji, the Samoan Islands, and Tonga. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Today, the birds are most often found in Fiji and Tonga. It usually feeds high in the canopy on fruit and berries, especially banyan fig. The nest is a small platform of twigs where one white egg is laid.
Fun Fact
million years ago to today, exclusively in the quaternary.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in lowland subtropical and tropical broadleaf forests.
Diet
Frugivore (fruit-eater)
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance