Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Vulnerable
Carunculated Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus granulifrons)
Taxonomy
French: Ptilope caronculé German: Karunkelfruchttaube Spanish: Tilopo carunculado
Other common names:
Obi Fruit-dove,
Wattled Fruit-dove
Taxonomy:
Ptilinopus granulifrons
E. J. O. Hartert
, 1898,Obi Major
.Distribution:
Obi (C Moluccas).
Descriptive notes
20–23 cm. Closely resembles P. hyogaster except for cere, which is developed into a set of protuberant fleshy knobs; head and patches on scapulars and inner... read more
Voice
Poorly documented. Said to be similar to P. hyogastrus.
Habitat
Forest, including secondary forest, forest edge and agricultural land. Probably confined to the... read more
Food and feeding
A group recorded feeding on a fig tree (Ficus).
Breeding
No information available.
Movements
No information available.
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. Found to be widely distributed but apparently scarce in a 1992 survey. No other published records until Aug 2011, when group of c. 15 individuals recorded in an... read more
Closely related to P. hyogastrus; these two may form a species-group with P. iozonus and P. insolitus, and perhaps also P. melanospilus and P. nainus; presumably part of the group centred on P. tannensis (which see). Monotypic.