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
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.
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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