Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Near Threatened
White-headed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae)
Taxonomy
French: Ptilope d’Eugénie German: Schneekopf-Fruchttaube Spanish: Tilopo de Eugenia
Other common names:
Eugene's Fruit-dove
Taxonomy:
Iotreron Eugeniæ
Gould
, 1856,Solomon Islands
.Distribution:
SE Solomon Is: Makira (San Cristobal), Uki and Malaupaina.
Descriptive notes
18–22 cm. Very similar to P. viridis, but differs in having entire head and upper throat white, more or less tinged with yellow; purplish crimson breast patch... read more
Voice
Advertising call is a repeated two-note phrase given at 3–6 seconds intervals. First note is very... read more
Habitat
Inhabits lowland, hill and ridge forest; often seen in adjacent cultivated areas.
Food and feeding
Frugivorous; no detailed information on diet.
Breeding
No information available.
Movements
No information available.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near Threatened. Highly restricted range. Moderately common, especially in the foothills, but may in the future be threatened by... read more
Closely related to P. viridis, and taxonomy of these two is confused: some authors consider them conspecific; others treat P. v. vicinus and P. v. lewisii as races of present species. Recent genetic data place present species amidst individuals of P. v. lewisii, perhaps supporting transfer of lewisii (and vicinus) to present species, or suggesting incomplete lineage sorting#R. The same genetic study places this species in the group centred on P. tannensis (which see). In past, also linked with P. rivoli and P. solomonensis. Monotypic.