Ptilinopus aurantiifrons

(Gray, 1858)

Vernacular names
English : Orange-fronted fruit-dove
French : Ptilope à front d’or

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
Total length of 23 cm for a weight of 136 g. Bright red legs, yellow bill with red area around nostrils. Plumage mostly green with grey-violet mottling on wings. Violet to purple collar on neck, white chin and bright orange forehead.

Range and habitat
The species is found on western Papuan islands and New Guinea except in the central and north-east areas. Lives in secondary forests, mangroves, savannas and parks around towns.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is locally common to abundant. It can adapt to slight habitat degradations and lives better in secondary forests. Often found near towns.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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