Daily Photography Contest. Animal Photography. 'Rose Crowned Fruit ...

'Rose Crowned Fruit Dove.'

The beautiful Rose Crowned Fruit Dove (Ptillinopus Vergina) are also known as Pink-Capped Fruit Dove or Swainson's Fruit Dove. They are characterized by their grey head and breast, orange belly, white throat, yellow-orange iris and grey-greenish bill. Their crowns are pinkish red with a narrow yellow border.

They build their nests from twigs using a fork in shrubs and trees. They only lay one egg at a time but can produce 2 or 3 clutches per breeding season.

These doves are found on coastal ranges of Eastern New South Wales and Queensland in Australia and from New Castle to Cape York.

Their diet consists of fruit from trees, shrubs, vines and palms.

Rose crowned fruit doves are locally nomadic birds, following the ripening fruit whilst dispersing seeds via their droppings.

This is my entry for the Goldenhour Photography contest hosted by @juliank

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Daily Photography Contest. Animal Photography. 'Rose Crowned Fruit Dove.'