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White-headed fruit dove

Ptilinopus eugeniae (Gould, 1856)

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The white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 112.9 g to 114 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-headed fruit dove

Weight
114 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
Not recorded
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 white-headed fruit dove live?

Not recorded

What is the white-headed fruit dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae) is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. It was described by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1856, and the specific name eugeniae honours the French empress Eugénie de Montijo. Adults of the species have white heads, a purplish-red breast patch, a grey shoulder patch, olive-green upperparts, greenish underparts with a blue tinge, and a yellowish vent. Juveniles have green heads with the white restricted to the forehead and upper throat, a much smaller grey shoulder patch, and the red breast patch restricted to the centre of the breast.

The species is endemic to Makira and the nearby islands of Ugi and Malaupaina in Solomon Islands. It inhabits lowland, hill, and ridge forest, along with neighbouring agricultural areas, and is especially common in foothills. Its diet consists of small-seeded fruits and berries. The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it least concern. Although it can adapt to disturbed habitat, it is threatened by deforestation and habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “White-headed fruit dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-headed_fruit_dove&oldid=1379870762), 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 white-headed fruit dove endangered?

The white-headed fruit 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). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the white-headed fruit dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPtilinopus
  7. SpeciesPtilinopus eugeniae (Gould, 1856)

Synonyms Iotreron eugeniae, Ptilinopus eugeniae eugeniae

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • White-headed fruit-doveEnglish
  • White-headed fruit-doveEnglish
  • White-headed fruit-doveEnglish
  • يمام الفاكهة أبيض الرأسArabic
  • tilinop capblancCatalan
  • Tilinop d'EugèniaCatalan
  • Ptilinopus eugeniaeCebuano
  • holub bělohlavýCzech
  • turtur ffrwythau San CristobalWelsh
  • Hvidhovedet FrugtdueDanish
  • Weißkopf-FruchttaubeGerman
  • Schneekopf-FruchttaubeGerman
  • blankakapa fruktokolomboEsperanto
  • Tilopo de EugeniaSpanish
  • Paloma de la Fruta de Cabeza BlancaSpanish
  • vandelpea-rohetuviEstonian
  • کبوتر میوهخوار کلهسفیدPersian
  • valkopäähedelmäkyyhkyFinnish
  • Ptilope d'EugénieFrench
  • Ptilope d’EugénieFrench
  • bjeloglava voćaricaCroatian
  • fehérfejű gyümölcsgalambHungarian
  • Tortora beccafrutta testabiancaItalian
  • シロガシラヒメアオバトJapanese
  • baltagalvis karvelis vaislesysLithuanian
  • Ош вуян ала кӓдӹWestern Mari
  • WitkopjufferduifDutch
  • hvithodefruktdueNorwegian
  • owocożer białogłowyPolish
  • چٹسری کگیWestern Panjabi
  • pombo-da-fruta-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
  • pombo-frugívoro-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
  • Белоголовый пёстрый голубьRussian
  • Белоголовый фруктовый голубьRussian
  • pestroš bielohlavýSlovak
  • Beloglavi voćni golubSerbian
  • vithuvad fruktduvaSwedish
  • Ak Başlı Meyve KumrusuTurkish
  • тілопо білоголовийUkrainian
  • 白头果鸠Chinese
  • 白頭果鳩Chinese

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Relatives of the white-headed 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 white-headed fruit dove?

An adult white-headed fruit dove weighs 114 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-headed fruit dove endangered?

The white-headed 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 white-headed fruit dove?

The white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_headed_fruit_dove_2026,
  title = {White-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-headed-fruit-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}