Palau fruit dove
Ptilinopus pelewensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868
The palau fruit dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 93 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the palau fruit dove
- Weight
- 93 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the palau fruit dove live?
Not recorded
What is the palau fruit dove?
The Palau fruit dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis) is a species of bird in the dove family Columbidae. It is endemic to Palau and it is also the country's national bird.
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Is the palau fruit dove endangered?
The palau fruit dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the palau fruit dove classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusPtilinopus
- SpeciesPtilinopus pelewensis Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Palau fruit-doveEnglish
- Palau fruit-doveEnglish
- Palau fruit-doveEnglish
- يمام الفاكهة البالاويArabic
- tilinop de les illes PalauCatalan
- holub angaurskýCzech
- holub anguarskýCzech
- turtur ffrwythau PalauWelsh
- PalaufrugtdueDanish
- PalaufruchttaubeGerman
- Palau-FruchttaubeGerman
- palaŭa fruktokolomboEsperanto
- Tilopo de las PalauSpanish
- palau rohetuviEstonian
- palaunhedelmäkyyhkyFinnish
- Ptilope des PalauFrench
- palauska voćaricaCroatian
- palaui gyümölcsgalambHungarian
- Tortora beccafrutta delle PalauItalian
- ホリイヒメアオバトJapanese
- palaujinis karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
- PalaujufferduifDutch
- palaufruktdueNorwegian
- BiibPalauan
- owocożer szaroszyiPolish
- pombo-da-fruta-de-palauPortuguese
- pombo-frugívoro-de-palauPortuguese
- Палаванский пёстрый голубьRussian
- Палаванский фруктовый голубьRussian
- Палауский фруктовый голубьRussian
- pestroš sivokrkýSlovak
- Voćni golub sa ostrva PalauSerbian
- palaufruktduvaSwedish
- Palau Meyve KumrusuTurkish
- тілопо палауськийUkrainian
- 帕劳果鸠Chinese
- 帛琉果鴿Chinese
Relatives of the palau fruit dove
Other species in the same genus Ptilinopus.
Jambu fruit dove
Ptilinopus jambu
Pink-headed fruit dove
Ptilinopus porphyreus
Rose-crowned fruit dove
Ptilinopus regina
Mariana fruit dove
Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Superb fruit dove
Ptilinopus superbus
Wompoo fruit dove
Ptilinopus magnificus
ComparePalau fruit dove vs Jambu fruit dovePalau fruit dove vs Pink-headed fruit dovePalau fruit dove vs Rose-crowned fruit dovePalau fruit dove vs Mariana fruit dove
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the palau fruit dove?
An adult palau fruit dove weighs 93 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the palau fruit dove endangered?
The palau fruit 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 palau fruit dove?
The palau fruit dove (Ptilinopus pelewensis) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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