Grey-headed Fruit Dove
A species of Fruit-doves Scientific name : Ptilinopus hyogastrus Genus : Fruit-doves
Grey-headed Fruit Dove, A species of Fruit-doves
Botanical name: Ptilinopus hyogastrus
Genus: Fruit-doves
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Description
Photo By Don Roberson
Description
It is mostly green except for a grey head, red eyes and black yellow-tipped beak.
Size
23 cm
Feeding Habits
Grey-headed Fruit Dove primarily consumes fruits, often foraging in large flocks of over 20 individuals. Specific dietary adaptations or preferences are not noted.
Habitat
Grey-headed Fruit Dove thrives mainly in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, including forest edges and secondary growth. This species adapts to a variety of woodland habitats like scattered trees in grasslands, lightly wooded cultivation, and mangroves, sometimes venturing close to human settlements. Typically residing in the lowlands, grey-headed Fruit Dove is also observed up to elevations of 1000 meters. Notably conspicuous and approachable, they can be spotted perching on exposed branches and even on phone wires during dawn and dusk.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Photo By Don Roberson
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Pigeons and doves Family
Dove Genus
Fruit-doves Species
Grey-headed Fruit Dove