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Orange Dove (Ptilinopus victor)

Orange Dove (Ptilinopus victor)
Orange Dove (Ptilinopus victor)

About Orange Dove (Ptilinopus victor)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Doves and Pigeons
  • Family: Pigeons and Doves

The orange dove or orange fruit dove is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. One of the most colorful doves, the male has a golden olive head and elongated bright orange "hair-like" body feathers. The golden-olive remiges are typically covered by the long orange wing coverts when perched. The legs, bill and orbital skin are bluish-green and the iris is whitish. The female is a dark green bird with blackish tail and orange-yellow undertail coverts. The young resemble females.

Source: Wikipedia

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