The Wompoo Fruit Dove: A Colorful Bird

Wompoo fruit dove (Ptilinopus magnificus) – New Guinea and eastern Australia It has also been called the wompoo pigeon or “magnificent fruit dove”. The bird is noted for its brilliantly-coloured plumage and impressive size.

Physical Description

Wompoo fruit doves: Large for a dove. They can grow up to 38 cm. The birds have combination of colours such as bright green, yellow and purple. → These are the bright colored males, females are a bit dull. They both bear a characteristic yellow patch on their upper chest. They have robust beaks adapted to fruit consumption, their primary source of food.

Habitat and Behavior

These doves are found in rainforests. These fruit trees are their favorite because it becomes a combination of food and shelter. Wompoo fruit doves at HONLD Wompoos are usually high in the tree tops enjoying their peaceful natural surrounds. These are shy birds and can give you a hard time finding them because they look just like the leaf.

Diet

Diet -Wompoo fruit doves feed mainly on fruits, particularly figs. They rip these fruits from the treetops with a powerful bill and feed. They feed on seeds and flowers. Their diet spreads seeds which is vital to perpetuation the forest.

Breeding

This femal lays one or two eggs during the breeding season, and these are placed into a meagre nest made of twigs and leaves. One parent incubates the eggs by sitting on them and then switches with other. The eggs hatch after two weeks. The parents take care of the nestlings until they are able to fly.

Conclusion

The wompoo fruit dove is a beautiful creature that also has an important job in nature. It is bright in color and feeds on fruits so this creature becomes life for the rainforest. Protection of its habitat is required to provide them nice living environment and save from becoming extinct.