It is a small (21 cm in length and 105-112g in weight) pigeon with mainly green plumage, distinguished by a large orange patch on the lower breast and belly, a small lilac shoulder patch, pale yellow undertail coverts, and a grey terminal band on the tail. Female simile but with less bronzy tinge to green plumage.Juveniles without orange markings. The dove is usually found in New Guinea, Aru Islands and western Papuan islands. It has been recorded from Boigu Island, Queensland, Australian territory in northern Torres Strait.
Not Threatened.
It is a small (21 cm in length and 105-112g in weight) pigeon with mainly green plumage, distinguished by a large orange patch on the lower breast and belly, a small lilac shoulder patch, pale yellow undertail coverts, and a grey terminal band on the tail. Female simile but with less bronzy tinge to green plumage.Juveniles without orange markings. The dove is usually found in New Guinea, Aru Islands and western Papuan islands. It has been recorded from Boigu Island, Queensland, Australian territory in northern Torres Strait.
21 cm in length and 105-112g in weight
Taxonomy:
- Ptilonopus [sic] iozonus G. R. Gray, 1858, Aru Islands. Forms a superspecies with P. insolitus; these two form a species-group with P. hyogaster and P. granulifrons, and perhaps also P. melanospila and P. nanus. Five subspecies recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * iozonus G. R. Gray, 1858 - Aru Is. * humeralis Wallace, 1862 - W Papuan Is and W New Guinea from Vogelkop E along S coast to R Fly. * iobiensis ( Schlegel, 1873) - Yapen I and N New Guinea from R Memberamo to Astrolabe Bay (including islands of Manam, Tarawai, Karkar and Kariru). * pseudohumeralis Rand, 1938 - upper R Fly, around junction of R Palmer and along R Black. * finschi Mayr, 1931 - Huon Peninsula and R Fly to SE New Guinea.
Inhabits a variety of forest types and wooded open areas. Found primarily in lowlands.
Feed on fruits, mainly on figs (84%).
Breeding apparently occur all year round.