| Tanna fruit dove | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ptilinopus |
| Species: | P. tannensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilinopus tannensis (Latham, 1790) | |
TheTanna fruit dove (Ptilinopus tannensis) is a species ofbird in the familyColumbidae. It isendemic toVanuatu.
Its naturalhabitats aresubtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moistmontane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
TheTanna fruit dove falls under theAnimalia kingdom,Chordata phylum, Aves class, Columbiformes order, Columbidae family, and the Ptilinopus Genus.[2]
The average length of theTanna fruit dove is 28 – 30 cm. Its face is yellow and fades into dark green with touches of yellow towards its body. The males have a silver patch below their necks on each side of their bodies. The femaleTanna fruit lacks the silver patches but has white on its lower body. Its legs are purply red, and it has a bluish-gray bill. The youngerTanna fruit doves are green with yellow rims on the end of each feather.[3]
TheTanna fruit dove ismonotypic.[3] As of 2024, thepopulation trend is decreasing.[2] Although it is not globally threatened, theTanna fruit dove is experiencing a slow decline due to the loss of suitable large trees.[3] The currentpopulation size is unknown.[2] It was previously considered near threatened but is now normally found in allhabitats.[3] The average generation length is 3.2 years. Threats to the bird include hunting, trapping, logging, and wood harvesting.[2]
TheTanna fruit dove can be found inVanuatu, a country inOceania. This bird lives in degraded habitats that havefruit trees.[3] TheTanna fruit dove can be found in a terrestrial or artificial forest.[2] Its habitat types areforests, open woodlands, parklands, plantations, and gardens. It is most commonly found in lowlands but can also be found in mountains under 1500 m.[3] TheTanna fruit doves' upper elevation limit is 500 meters.[2] TheTanna fruit dove travels betweenislands. Their movement patterns are nomadic because of the ripening of fruit crops.[3]
TheTanna fruit doves arefrugivorous, meaning an animal that feeds on fruit. Their most common foods includestrangler figs andmahogany trees. They feed mainly in the canopies. They do their feeding in dense areas where it's difficult to be spotted and they feed by themselves, in pairs, or in small groups.[3]
TheTanna fruit doves'nests are thin and made up of twigs, typically found high up in trees. They lay one white egg. Both the mom and the dad care for the young.[3]
TheTanna fruit dove’s call is a repeated single coo every 2.5 seconds. The note gradually increases in volume and then has a sudden end.[3]
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