Scientific Name: Ptilinopus jambu
Malay Name: Punai-Gading Jambu
Chinese Name: 粉头果鸠
Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Indonesia
Taxonomy: Monotypic.
Size: 26.5-27 cm
Identification: Male has greenish upperparts, crimson face, white eyering, white underparts with pink flush on foreneck and upperbreast. Female has mostly green overall plumage with greyish-purple face. Juvenile resembles female but has greenish face.
Habitat: Forest, wooded areas and matured gardens and parks.
Behaviour/Ecology:
Local Status: Uncommon visitor
Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2017)
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Bukit Batok Nature Park, Dairy Farm Nature Park, Bidadari, Kent Ridge Park, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Japanese Garden and Chinese Garden.
Featured reports: Mar 2022, Apr 2022, May 2022, Jun 2022, Jul 2022, Aug 2022, Sep 2022, Oct 2022, Nov 2022, Dec 2022, Jan 2023, Feb 2023, Mar 2023, Apr 2023
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Jambu Fruit-Dove)
References:
BirdLife International. (2017). Ramphiculus jambu. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22691341A111022249.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Singapore Birds Project. (n.d.). Jambu Fruit Dove. Retrieved on May 31, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/jambu-fruit-dove.