Jambu Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus jambu
Tulsa, Oklahoma Zoo

Date: March 4, 2007
Source: Flckr (www.flickr.com/photos/dbarronoss/414535333/)
Author: dbarronoss (www.flickr.com/photos/dbarronoss/)


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The jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu) is a smallish colourful fruit dove. It is a resident breeding species in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java. Ptilinopus jambu is a plump small-headed bird with soft feathers and very distinctive colouring including a white eye ring, orange bill and red legs in both male and female birds. The jambu fruit doves inhabit mangrove swamps and lowland rain forests and are also found in secondary woodland. Order: Columbiformes > Family: Columbidae > Genus: Ptilinopus > Species: Ptilinopus jambu