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Black-banded Fruit-Dove

(Ptilinopus alligator)
Alternate name(s): "Banded Fruit-Dove"
Size: 38-44 cm
Weight: 450-570 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Black-banded Fruit-Dove at Wikipedia .

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Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Near-frontal view of an adult Black-banded Fruit-Dove looking towards the observer (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, June 2023]

Near-frontal view of an adult Black-banded Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, July 2020]

Near-lateral view of a Black-banded Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, July 2020]

Lateral view of a Black-banded Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, July 2020]

Lateral view of a Black-banded Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, June 2023]

Near-dorsal view of a Black-banded Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, June 2023]

Partly obscured near-dorsal view of a Black-banded Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Kakadu NP, NT, November 2020]

Food, Diet

Lateral view of a Black-banded Fruit-Dove taking a fruit (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, July 2020]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

bandove_me_20230606.mp3 (Top End, NT) Contact calls
(+ Peaceful Dove)
© ME

More Black-banded Fruit-Dove sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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