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Fruit dove
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The fruit doves, also known as fruit pigeons, are a genus (Ptilinopus) of birds in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). These colourful, frugivorous doves are found in forests and woodlands in Southeast Asia and Oceania. It is a large genus with over 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.
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Fruit doves | |
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Jambu fruit dove, Ptilinopus jambu | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Subfamily: | Ptilinopinae |
Genus: | Ptilinopus Swainson, 1825 |
Type species | |
Ptilinopus regina (rose-crowned fruit dove) Swainson, 1825 | |
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