Black-naped Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus melanospilus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPtilinopus (Typical Fruit Doves)
- SpeciesPtilinopus melanospilus (Black-naped Fruit-Dove)
About the Black-naped Fruit-Dove
The black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus), also known as the black-headed fruit dove, is a medium-sized, up to 24 cm (9.4 in) long, green fruit dove with yellowish bill and iris. The male has a pale grey head with a black nape, yellow throat, and golden yellow and pink undertail coverts. The plumage of the female and the young is entirely green.
The black-naped fruit dove is distributed in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. In Indonesia, it is found in Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and Sulawesi, where it inhabits the lowland and hill forests. The diet consists mainly of various fruits, figs and berries. The female usually lays one single white egg.
Widespread and common throughout its large range, the black-naped fruit dove is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. BirdLife Species Factsheet Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tangkoko Nature Reserve
Red-eared Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus fischeri
Superb Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus superbus
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula aenea
White Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula luctuosa
White-faced Cuckoo-Dove
Turacoena manadensis
Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia doreya
Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata
Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon
Treron griseicauda
Stephan's Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps stephani
White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula forsteni
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula bicolor
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-naped Fruit-Dove in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-naped Fruit-Dove sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve, based on 371 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-naped Fruit-Dove in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-naped Fruit-Dove in Tangkoko Nature Reserve in our monthly data.