Scientific Name:
Ducula spilorrhoa
Distribution
Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Diet:
Frugivorous. Fruits from trees, vines and shrubs.
Facts
Habitat: Variety of forested habitats, scrubland, forest edges.
Incubation: 26-28 days / 1 egg
Social structure: Singly, pairs or groups of up to 20 or 50 birds
Weight: 550g max
Dimensions: 38-44cm
Lifespan: 29 max under human care
Estimated population in the wild: Common to abundant
Threats: There are no major threats to this species.
IUCN Status: Least concern
Did you know that:
Eggs are predated by cuckoos and other birds, while some chicks die by drowning, overheating when nest is too exposed and attacks by crabs when they fall from nest.