Black-banded fruit dove

The black-banded fruit dove (Ptilinopus alligator) is a large (38–44 cm in length, 450-570 g in weight) pigeon with white head, neck and upper breast; black back and upperwing grading to grey on rump; black tail with broad grey terminal band; underparts grey, demarcated from white head and neck by broad black band.

Black-banded fruit dove
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. alligator
Binomial name
Ptilinopus alligator
Collett, 1898

Distribution

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The species is endemic to Australia, where it is restricted to the western edge of the Arnhem Land escarpment.

Habitat

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Patches of monsoonal rainforest.

Food

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Fruit from forest trees, especially figs.

Nesting

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Lays single egg on open platform of sticks in a forest tree.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ptilinopus alligator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691312A93308874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691312A93308874.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.