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GOLDEN DOVE (Ptilinopus luteovirens) – is endemic to Fiji, occurring on the Fijian islands of Viti Levu, Ovalau, Waya, Beqa and Gau. While the male is a striking golden yellow colour which is best observed whilst it is flying, the female is a drab green colour. This dove is a forest species but common also at the forest edge and in the intermediate vegetation zone where it frequents forest patches, secondary scrub and gallery forest. Golden Doves are predominantly agile subcanopy feeders of a wide variety of small berries and fruits. The Golden Dove has a very strange call for a dove, the male delivers a sharp yapping call somewhat similar to a puppy’s bark heard at a distance, it has a strong ventriloqual quality.
Fact Card
COMMON NAME: Golden Dove
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ptilinopus luteovirens
TYPE: Breeder
DIET: Small Berries and Fruits
RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Viti Levu – Lomaiviti
GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Columbiformes / FAMILY – Columbidae / GENUS – Chrysoena
Video: Golden Dove
Audio: Golden Dove
IUCN Red List Status
Additional Photographs
References
- [Josep del Hoyo]. (2012, August 28). Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens [Audio]. Macaulay Library. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/203906431
- [Josep del Hoyo]. (2012, August 30). Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens [Video]. Macaulay Library. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/201430161
- JJ Harrison (2022). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_fruit_dove
- ICUN (2016, August 1). Golden Dove. IUCN RED LIST. Retrieved September 10, 2023, from https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691577/93317137
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – https://naturefiji.org/
