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Wompoo Fruit Doves

May 25, 2008 By jennifer

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Photographing this roosting pair of Wompoo Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus magnificus was simply irresistible. Over the years, I have seen many asleep, but never so low to the ground.

They are large doves, reaching almost half-a-metre and are richly coloured, with white head, purple breast, green wings with a conspicuous yellow stripe and bright yellow undergarments.

Their call is deep and resonant, with human-like attributes; “wollack-woo”. They feed on a variety of rainforest fruits, which may be quite large in size and are eaten whole.

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  1. Libby says

    May 26, 2008 at 5:53 am

    I’m not sure you got their best side Neil (!), but they are stunning birds and have a great call.

  2. Ian Mott says

    May 26, 2008 at 9:16 am

    Their call is quite unusual. The first time I heard it I thought there was a grumpy Arab somewhere, “wuck-wuck wuck-uuumm”. They usually call back if you can mimic well.

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