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Wompoo Fruit-Dove

(Ptilinopus magnificus)
Alternative names: "Magnificent Fruit-pigeon", "Purple-breasted Pigeon", "Plum-breasted Pigeon", "Bubbly Mary"
Size: 38-48 cm

Habitat
(for details refer to a field guide)

Wompoo Fruit-Doves populate a narrow strip along the Australian east coast, including Torres Strait and some tropical islands. In the south their range extends to about the coast of northern NSW, possibly as far as just to the north of Sydney.

Their normal habitat is rain forest.

Sightings

We spotted a Wompoo Fruit-Dove in a treetop during a hike through Iluka Nature Reserve, in northeast NSW. Although listed in field guides as locally common, in Iluka Nature Reserve they are considered endangered.

Photos

Wompoo Fruit-Dove in the canopy of a tree

Food

All pigeons and doves are strictly vegetarian. Wompoo Fruit-Doves are fruit-eaters.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.