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Jambu fruit dove

Ptilinopus jambu (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

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The jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 135 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu)
Photo: Greg Hume · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jambu fruit dove

Weight
135 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jambu fruit dove live?

Not recorded

What is the jambu fruit dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The jambu fruit dove (Ramphiculus jambu) is a smallish colourful fruit dove. It is a resident breeding species in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ptilinopus.

From the Wikipedia article “Jambu fruit dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jambu_fruit_dove&oldid=1356773919), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the jambu fruit dove endangered?

The jambu fruit dove is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the jambu fruit dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPtilinopus
  7. SpeciesPtilinopus jambu (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Columba eugeniae, Columba jambos, Columba jambu, Ramphiculus jambu

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • tilinop cara-roigCatalan
  • holub jambuCzech
  • turtur ffrwythau JambuWelsh
  • Jambu FrugtdueDanish
  • JambufruchttaubeGerman
  • Jambu-FlaumfußtaubeGerman
  • Jambua fruktokolomboEsperanto
  • ruĝmaska fruktokolomboEsperanto
  • Tilopo jambúSpanish
  • mask-rohetuviEstonian
  • punanaamakyyhkyFinnish
  • Ptilope jambouFrench
  • crvenolica voćaricaCroatian
  • jambu gyümölcsgalambHungarian
  • Walik jambuIndonesian
  • Tortora beccafrutta jambuItalian
  • Colomba frugivora di JambuItalian
  • ボタンバトJapanese
  • raudonveidis karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
  • Burung Punai JambuMalay
  • JambujufferduifDutch
  • jambufruktdueNorwegian
  • owocożer czerwonolicyPolish
  • pombo-da-fruta-jambuPortuguese
  • Pomba-da-fruta-de-jambuPortuguese
  • pomba-da-fruta-do-jamboPortuguese
  • pombo-frugívoro-de-peito-rosaPortuguese
  • Краснолицый фруктовый голубьRussian
  • Розовоголовый пёстрый голубьRussian
  • pestroš jambuSlovak
  • jambufruktduvaSwedish
  • นกเปล้าหน้าแดงThai
  • Al Yüzlü Meyve KumrusuTurkish
  • тілопо малазійськийUkrainian
  • 粉头果鸠Chinese
  • 粉頭果鳩Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the jambu fruit dove

Other species in the same genus Ptilinopus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the jambu fruit dove?

An adult jambu fruit dove weighs 135 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jambu fruit dove endangered?

The jambu fruit dove is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the jambu fruit dove?

The jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{jambu_fruit_dove_2026,
  title = {Jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jambu-fruit-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}