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Rose-crowned Fruit-DoveAlternate name(s): "Rose-crowned Pigeon", "Pink-capped Fruit-Dove", "Swainson's Fruit-Dove" Size: 22-24 cm Weight: 105 g (average) |
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Photos |
Race "regina"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Spectacular frontal view of a male Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove gobbling up
a fruit (photo courtesy of C. Charles)
[Bli Bli, QLD, February 2012]
Near-frontal view of a male Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove; note the
grey hindneck
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Pullenvale Forest Reserve, near Anstead, QLD, April 2017]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a male(?) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Tannum Sands, Gladstone, QLD, June 2021]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of a female(?) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill Regional Park, near Anstead, QLD, May 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove; note
the greenish hue on the hindneck
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Tannum Sands, Gladstone, QLD, June 2021]
Sex unknown |
Ventral view of a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Brookfield, Brisbane, QLD, December 2017]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal/ventral view of a juvenile Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy B. Hensen)
[Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney, NSW, December 2017]
Lateral/ventral view of a juvenile Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy B. Hensen)
[Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney, NSW, December 2017]
Lateral/ventral view of a juvenile Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
looking backwards
(photo courtesy B. Hensen)
[Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney, NSW, December 2017]
Very unfortunate ventral view (classical "bum shot") of a (most
likely immature)
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove roosting in a tree found serendipitously
during a spot-lighting expedition
[Deriah Aboriginal Area, near Narrabri, NSW, October 2015]
Race "ewingii"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin, NT, July 2019]
Frontal/ventral view of a male Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Fogg Dam NR,
NT, August 2013]
Near-frontal view of a male Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Holmes Junge
Nature Park, Darwin, NT, July 2020]
Near-frontal view of a male Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Lee Point, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
Pair of Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves; female on the left, male partly
hidden on the right
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Lee Point, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of a female Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Lee Point, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
Lateral view of a female Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, July 2014]
Dorsal view of a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Fogg Dam NR,
NT, August 2013]
Sex unknown |
Dorsal view of a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove; note how when seen at
this angle none of the colourful features of this species are
visible and the sex cannot be determined (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Holmes Jungle Nature
Park, Darwin, NT, February 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Male Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, left, with a juvenile bird
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Lee Point, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
Lateral view of a juvenile Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (photo courtesy
of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, July 2014]
Lateral view of a juvenile Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Near Lee Point, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Aug - Feb | Eggs: 1 | Incubation period: ca. 12(?) days | Fledging age: 11 - 12 days |
The duration of the breeding season depends on geographical latitude.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Rudimentary basket | Material: Sticks, twigs | Height above ground: ? |
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove on its nest
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, November 2020]
Look from below at/through a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove nest
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, November 2020]
The nestling shown in the photos below did not have flight yet and must have fallen out of the (flimsy stick) nest. The parents did not give up on the youngster and tended to it on a branch less than 2 metres off the ground.
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove protecting its nestling, which must
have fallen out of the nest (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Pullenvale Forest Reserve, near Anstead, QLD, April 2017]
Frontal view of a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove nestling (photo courtesy
of M. Eaton)
[Pullenvale Forest Reserve, near Anstead, QLD, April 2017]
Lateral view of a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove nestling (photo courtesy
of M. Eaton)
[Pullenvale Forest Reserve, near Anstead, QLD, April 2017]
Dorsal view of a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove nestling (photo courtesy
of M. Eaton)
[Pullenvale Forest Reserve, near Anstead, QLD, April 2017]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 32 x 21 mm | Colour: Glossy white | Shape: Elliptical |
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Food, Diet |
All pigeons and doves are strictly vegetarian. Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves are fruit-eaters.
Spectacular frontal view of a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove gobbling up
a fruit (photo courtesy of C. Charles)
[Bli Bli, QLD, February 2012]
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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.
Doves and pigeons do not, like other birds, open their bills when calling, but they rather "hum" through their noses, with the bill closed.
rcfdove_20160312.m4a |
regina (SE QLD) |
Contact call(?) | © MD | |
rcfdove_20160312_2.m4a |
regina (SE QLD) |
Contact call(?) | © MD | |
rcfdove_20160312_3.m4a |
regina (SE QLD) |
Contact call(?) | © MD | |
rcfdove_me_20200927.m4a |
regina (N QLD) |
Contact call(?) (+ Little Shrike-thrush) |
© ME | |
rcfdove_20160314.m4a |
regina (SE QLD) |
? | © MD | |
rcfdove_20160314_2.m4a |
regina (SE QLD) |
? | © MD | |
rcfdove_20160314_2_NR.m4a |
regina (SE QLD) |
? (no bkgd) | © MD |
More Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.