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Ptilinopus occipitalis

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Ptilinopus occipitalis Life habits and morphological characteristics

The feathers are very colorful, and the color of the feathers is very similar to the color of the woodland leaves they inhabit.

Ptilinopus occipitalis Distribution range and habitat

It is distributed in the Pacific Islands, including Taiwan Province of China, Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands, and the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java Island, and Papua New Guinea.

Ptilinopus occipitalis Detailed Introduction

Its scientific name is Ptilinopus occipitalis, and its foreign name is Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove.

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They live in tropical and subtropical forests, feeding mainly on tree tops and occasionally on the ground. They eat mainly small, oily fruits, usually swallowing them whole, digesting the flesh and releasing the seeds.

Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1: Red List of Birds 2010.


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