Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus perlatus

New Guinea forest gem with pink spots on its dark green wings. Barely studied, barely photographed.

Population: No numerical global population estimate published; IUCN/BirdLife (2024 assessment, confirmed via BirdLife DataZone) describe it as widespread and generally common (especially at lower altitudes), with a suspected slow decline (1-19% over three generations, ~4.5-yr generation length) driven by ~2.8% tree-cover loss across its range (EOO ~1,310,000 km2).
Habitat: Subtropical/tropical moist lowland and hill forest, forest edge, secondary growth, and monsoon/gallery forest, from sea level up to about 1,220 m elevation; medium forest dependency
Fun fact: Uniquely among the more than 50 species of fruit dove in the genus Ptilinopus, this bird's wings are marked with distinct pink spots.
Range: New Guinea and nearby smaller islands (Indonesia's Papua/West Papua provinces and Papua New Guinea); commonly cited as including the Aru Islands and Raja Ampat Islands, though this granular sub-range detail could not be independently re-confirmed this pass due to source access failures (Avibase CAPTCHA/403, Birds of the World species URL 404)
Diet: Frugivore; forages by gleaning fruit (including figs) in the forest canopy
Size: 0.27 m
Lifespan: 15.9 years

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