The pink-headed fruit dove is a resident breeding endemicbird in Indonesia where it occurs in the mountain forests of Sumatra, Java and Bali at altitudes of 1000–2200 m. It builds a flimsy nest in a tree and lays one or sometimes two white eggs which are incubated for 20 days to hatching, with a further 15–16 days to fledging. It is a shy and inconspicuous species, generally seen singly or in pairs, but flocks of up to 17 birds may form at favoured fruit trees.[2]
male
The male has a purple-pink head, neck and throat, bordered below with a white band outlined in greenish black. The upperparts are green and the underparts grey, with yellow undertail coverts. The iris is orange, the bill is greenish, and feet are pink. The female is duller than the male, with a weaker breast band, and the juvenile is an even drabber version of the female. The call is a soft hoo.
This dove feeds on figs, small fruit and berries in the upper canopy of the forest, where it is well-camouflaged amongst the green foliage.
The pink-headed fruit dove is restricted to less than 12,000 km² of forest in three sites on Sumatra, sixteen on Java and one on Bali, always on forested mountains at least 2000m high. Most sites are smaller than 200 km² and shrinking. However the species is very inconspicuous and it is not yet thought to be threatened.
The pink-headed fruit dove is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. While in the past the species was rarely found on offer in traditional bird markets in Indonesia, in 2022 it was found that dozens of pink-headed fruit doves were openly offered for sale on Indonesian Facebook pages and other social media platforms [3]
References
^BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus porphyreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691297A93308243. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691297A93308243.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Balen, S. (bas) Van; Nijman, Vincent (2004). "Biology and conservation of Pink-headed Fruit-dove Ptilinopus porphyreus". Bird Conservation International. 14 (2): 139–152. doi:10.1017/S0959270904000152. ISSN 1474-0001. S2CID 67816943.
^Nijman, Vincent (2022). "Online trade threatens even inconspicuous wildlife". Oryx. 56 (3): 332–333. doi:10.1017/S0030605322000187. ISSN 0030-6053. S2CID 248406684.
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BirdLife Species Factsheet
August 23, 2023
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