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Ptilinopus melanospilus
Also known as: Black-naped Fruit Dove
Basic stats
Diet
Small fruit and berries
Habitat
Forest, forest edge and mangroves
Range
Southeast Asia to the Philippines
Clutch size
1 egg
Incubation period
About 13–14 days
Size
Small (26–29cm)
Wingspan
~38–42cm
Weight
~90–120g
A small, colourful fruit dove with a green body, grey head, and a distinctive black patch on the nape edged with a pale collar.
Quietly forages for small fruits in the canopy and forest edge, often detected first by its soft, low cooing calls rather than by sight.
