SUPERB FRUIT-DOVE
Photo: C & D Frith
Wet Tropics Rainforest Life
SUPERB FRUIT-DOVE:
Ptilinopus superbus 23 cm
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In Australia the Superb Fruit-Dove is mainly
a summer visitor to the drier types of rainforests, regrowth and adjacent dense
vegetation.
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It is more common in
North Queensland than farther
south, where it is only a vagrant to Victoria and Tasmania.
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It eats a great variety of fruits, from laurels,
palms, myrtles, figs and other plants.
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Despite its colourful plumage it is usually
difficult to observe. Even birds
calling loudly can remain unseen.
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It is generally
seen alone or in pairs but sometimes groups gather at fruiting trees.
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Although they spend most time in the upper foliage of the rainforest,
the nest is often placed a few metres above the ground.
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The main call is
five to six clear, deep whoops
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It is heard and observed in fairly open acacia regrowth
around
Chambers Wildlife
Rainforest Lodge
Script:
Courtesy of Damon Ramsey BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
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