King Fruit Dove

Occurrence:

Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, Northern and Eastern Australia

Subspecies:

1. Ptilinopus r. regina - Eastern Australia from Cape York Peninsula southward, Torres Strait Islands

2. Ptilinopus regina ewingii - northern australia

3. Ptilinopus regina flavicollis - Flores, Roti, Savu, Semau and Western Timor

4. Ptilinopus regina roseipileum - Eastern Timor, Wetar, Romang, Kisar, Moa and Leti

5. Ptilinopus regina xanthogaster - Banda, Kai Islands, Damar, Sermata, Babar, Teun, Nila, Tanimbar and Aru Islands

Size/Characteristics:

22 cm

No external distinguishing characteristics for 1.0/0.1

Posture:

Temperature: preferably not below 20° C

Community keeping with other pigeons only possible to a limited extent due to pronounced territorial behavior

Ring size: 5.5-6.0

Breeding:

Breeding time: 18 days

Nesting period: 12-13 days

Recoloring: approx. 9 months

Status in the project:

Stock still in development, breeding not quite easy, unfavorable sex ratio in the offspring.