Wompoo Fruit Dove
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(New page: image: wompoo.jpg '''Common Name:''' Wompoo Fruit Dove '''Scientific Name:''' Ptilinopus magnificus '''Size:''' 16-18 inches (37-45cm) '''Habitat:''' Australia; the eastern coast...) |
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| - | '''Common Name:''' Wompoo Fruit Dove | + | '''Common Name:''' Wompoo Fruit Dove<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Ptilinopus magnificus | '''Scientific Name:''' Ptilinopus magnificus | ||
'''Size:''' 16-18 inches (37-45cm) | '''Size:''' 16-18 inches (37-45cm) | ||
| - | '''Habitat:''' Australia; the eastern coast from central New South Wales to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. | + | '''Habitat:''' Australia; the eastern coast from central New South Wales to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. In Australia, it inhabits almost exclusively the lowland tropical rainforests along the eastern coast, from central New South Wales to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. The abundancy of the birds increase in a northerly direction. |
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Near threatened. '''Global Population:''' unknown. Endangered due to demands placed on their habitat by an expanding human population. |
'''Diet:''' Fruits (primarily figs), flowers and occasionally seed. | '''Diet:''' Fruits (primarily figs), flowers and occasionally seed. | ||
It can be seen in large flocks where food is abundant. The birds feed off fruit-bearing trees in rainforests. They can eat large fruits, such as figs, and are able to acrobatically collect fruit of trees and vines. | It can be seen in large flocks where food is abundant. The birds feed off fruit-bearing trees in rainforests. They can eat large fruits, such as figs, and are able to acrobatically collect fruit of trees and vines. | ||
| - | They do no travel long distances preferring to stay in their local area. | + | They do no travel long distances preferring to stay in their local area. Their name comes from their call which is "''womm-pu''" |
| - | '''Found in [http:// | + | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-gamebirds.html Songbird ReMix Gamebirds] and [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-australia-v3.html Songbird ReMix Australia Volume III]''' |
