13 May 2025

Jambu Fruit-Dove

Columbiformes - Columbidae - Ptilinopus jambu (Punai-Gading Jambu)

The plum-red face and pink “blush” on the white chest of the cartoonish-looking male are unique. Plainer female and juvenile can be difficult to separate from female Black-naped Fruit Dove; look out for Jambu’s bright white eye-ring and orange bill. Generally uncommon and nomadic; roams widely across lowland and foothill forests, where it seeks out fruiting trees. Forages quietly in the canopy, typically singly or in pairs.
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Sets its own pace, goes its own way, a natural.








* Alone standing - recognise and value what and where you are, and you'll not covet another *
- not wrong to be different, to not want -





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