Fruit dove
Rotkappen pigeon ( Ptilinopus pulchellus )
The Flaumfußtauben ( Ptilinopus ) are a species-rich genus of pigeons birds. They are among the fruit pigeons.
Appearance
Flaumfußtauben are very compact pigeons. In the figure they are similar to the green pigeons. Most species have a body size that corresponds to where the turtle dove. The smallest species is the dwarf fruit dove, which has a body length of 13-15 centimeters Sperling size. The splendor Fruchttaube contrast achieved with a body length of up to 28 centimeters, the length of a wood pigeon. Many species are extremely colorful. Thus, the males of the splendor pigeon on a broad orange band, which is sharply dropped against the gray-green head plumage. Many species are wearing red caps. This is in addition to the superb fruit dove for example in the Rotkappen pigeon, the Purple Cap pigeon and the Red-bellied Fruit Dove of the case.
Distribution and behavior
Flaumfußtauben come in Polynesia, the Moluccas, the Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and the Philippines as well as in the east and north-east of the Australian continent before. The diet consists mainly of fruits and berries. Some species also eat buds, young green plant parts and small invertebrates. The nest is built in trees or shrubs and not on the floor. Probably in all types, there is a clutch of only one egg.
Species
The genus includes the Flaumfußtauben fifty species:
- Bald Flaumfußtaube, Ptilinopus cinctus
- Gray belly pigeon, alligator Ptilinopus
- Rotnacken - Flaumfußtaube, Ptilinopus dohertyi
- Rothals - Flaumfußtaube, Ptilinopus porphyreus
- Blood wings pigeon, Ptilinopus marchei
- Merrill pigeon, Ptilinopus merrilli
- Yellow-breasted fruit dove, Ptilinopus occipital
- Fischer pigeon, Ptilinopus fischeri
- Jambufruchttaube, Ptilinopus jambu
- Dark chin pigeon, Ptilinopus subgularis
- Black-throated pigeon, Ptilinopus leclancheri
- Scarlet breast pigeon, Ptilinopus bernsteinii
- Long-tailed pigeon, Ptilinopus magnificus
- Pink spots pigeon, Ptilinopus perlatus
- Jewelry pigeon, Ptilinopus ornatus
- Silver stain pigeon, Ptilinopus tannensis
- Yellow Fronted pigeon, Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
- Gold shoulder pigeon, Ptilinopus wallacii
- Superb fruit dove Ptilinopus superbus
- Gilbflaumfußtaube, Ptilinopus perousii
- Rotscheitel pigeon, Ptilinopus porphyraceus
- Palau Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus pelewensis
- Rarotonga pigeon, Ptilinopus rarotongensis
- Mariana Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus roseicapilla
- Pink caps pigeon, Ptilinopus regina
- Solomon Islands pigeon, Ptilinopus richardsii
- Purple Cap pigeon, Ptilinopus purpuratus
- Makateafruchttaube. Ptilinopus chalcurus
- Tuamotufruchttaube, Ptilinopus coralensis
- Red-bellied Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus greyii
- Long -billed pigeon, Ptilinopus huttoni
- White Cap pigeon, Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
- Redbeard pigeon, Ptilinopus mercierii, probably extinct
- Henderson fruit-dove, Ptilinopus insularis
- Purple Cap pigeon, Ptilinopus coronulatus
- Rotkappen pigeon, Ptilinopus pulchellus
- Blue caps pigeon, Ptilinopus monacha
- Coral Flaumfußtaube, Ptilinopus rivoli
- Yellow-bellied fruit dove Ptilinopus solomonensis
- Gelblatz pigeon, Ptilinopus viridis
- Bald pigeon, Ptilinopus eugeniae
- Orange-bellied Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus iozonus
- Button Flaumfußtaube, Ptilinopus insolitus
- Blue head pigeon, Ptilinopus hyogaster
- Caruncle fruit-dove or pigeon warts, Ptilinopus granulifrons
- Black-necked pigeon, Ptilinopus melanospila
- Dwarf Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus nanus
- Negros Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus arcanus - probably extinct in the second half of the 20th century
- Red Fiji Flaumfußtaube, Ptilinopus victor
- Yellow Fiji Flaumfußtaube, Ptilinopus luteovirens
- Yellow-headed Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus layardi