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Orange dove

Ptilinopus victor (Gould, 1872)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The orange dove (Ptilinopus victor) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 46.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Orange dove (Ptilinopus victor)
Photo: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the orange dove

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

Where does the orange dove live?

Not recorded

What is the orange dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The orange dove or orange fruit dove (Ptilinopus victor) is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. One of the most colorful doves, the male has a golden olive head and elongated bright orange "hair-like" body feathers. The golden-olive remiges are typically covered by the long orange wing coverts when perched. The legs, bill and orbital skin are bluish-green and the iris is whitish. The female is a dark green bird with blackish tail and orange-yellow undertail coverts. The young resemble females.

The orange dove is endemic to Fiji, where it inhabits forests on the islands of Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Rabi, Kioa, Qamea and Laucala. They mainly feed on various small fruits, berries, caterpillars and insects. The female usually lays one white egg. The orange dove is closely related to the whistling fruit dove and golden fruit dove. A common species throughout its limited range, the orange dove is evaluated as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

From the Wikipedia article “Orange dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orange_dove&oldid=1379768893), 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 orange dove endangered?

The orange dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). See all Least Concern species.

How is the orange dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPtilinopus
  7. SpeciesPtilinopus victor (Gould, 1872)

Synonyms Chrysoena victor

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Orange fruit doveEnglish
  • Orange fruit doveEnglish
  • Orange fruit doveEnglish
  • يمام الفاكهة البرتقاليArabic
  • tilinop carbassaCatalan
  • holub oranžovýCzech
  • turtur orenWelsh
  • OrangefrugtdueDanish
  • OrangefruchttaubeGerman
  • OrangetaubeGerman
  • oranĝa fruktokolomboEsperanto
  • Tilopo naranjaSpanish
  • leektuviEstonian
  • fidzinhedelmäkyyhkyFinnish
  • fidžinhedelmäkyyhkyFinnish
  • Ptilope orangeFrench
  • fidžijska voćaricaCroatian
  • narancsszínű gyümölcsgalambHungarian
  • Tortora arancioneItalian
  • Colomba frugivora arancioItalian
  • Tortora beccafrutta arancioItalian
  • オレンジバトJapanese
  • oranžinis karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
  • Oranje JufferduifDutch
  • appelsindueNorwegian
  • owocożer ognistyPolish
  • pomba-da-fruta-laranjaPortuguese
  • pombo-da-fruta-laranjaPortuguese
  • pombo-frugívoro-laranjaPortuguese
  • Оранжевый пёстрый голубьRussian
  • Оранжевый фруктовый голубьRussian
  • pestroš pomarančovýSlovak
  • Narandžasti voćni golubSerbian
  • orange fruktduvaSwedish
  • Turuncu Meyve KumrusuTurkish
  • тілопо строкатийUkrainian
  • 橙色果鳩Chinese
  • 橙色果鸠Chinese

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Relatives of the orange 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 orange dove?

An adult orange dove weighs 46.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the orange dove endangered?

The orange dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the orange dove?

The orange dove (Ptilinopus victor) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Orange dove (Ptilinopus victor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-dove

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BibTeX
@misc{orange_dove_2026,
  title = {Orange dove (Ptilinopus victor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}