New Guinea Map / Location
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Doves and pigeons native to, or found in, New Guinea:
Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)
Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) – Found in Papua New Guinea
Collared Imperial-pigeon (Ducula mullerii) – Range: Northern and southern New Guinea
Coroneted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus coronulatus) – Found in Papua New Guinea
Dwarf Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus naina) – Found in lowland and foothill forest in New Guineanea
Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi) – Range: Papua New Guinea
Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis)
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
Orange-fronted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons) – Range: Papua New Guinea
Ornate Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus ornatus)
Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica) – Range: Smaller satellite islands of Papua New Guinea
Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida)
Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) – Range: Rainforests of New Guinea
Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor) – Range: Papua New Guinea According to RSPB, this species is well documented.
Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus) – Found in forest and woodland in lowland and foothills of New Guinea and nearby smaller islands. It is widespread and generally common. According to Audubon Society, this species is well documented.
Southern Crowned Pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri) – Range: Southern lowland forests of New Guinea
Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus) – Range: Rainforests of New Guinea
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) – Range: Northern New Guinea and surrounding islands
Wallace’s Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus wallacii) – Range: Southwestern New Guinea
Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) – Range: Lowland rainforests of Irian Jaya, Indonesia section of New Guinea
White-bibbed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rivoli)
Wompoo Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus magnificus)
Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis) – Found in Papua New Guinea
Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
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