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WOMPOO FRUIT-DOVE


Photo: C & D Frith
Australia's Cape York Peninsula

WOMPOO FRUIT-DOVE
Ptilinopus magnificus 37 cm

·         In Australia the Wompoo Fruit-Dove is a common resident of rainforests.

·         Despite its colourful plumage it can be difficult to observe in the rainforest canopy.  However, it flies noisily and has loud calls.

·         It feeds on mainly succulent fruits, even large ones such as figs being swallowed whole.

·         The name refers to its extraordinary call that sounds eerily like a human voice.

·      The nests of many pigeons and doves seem to consist of not much more than a
        beakful of twigs and a prayer. It is surprising that they hold eggs, let alone wriggling
        nestlings, but the commonness of many species, for example the peaceful dove,
        which is a minimal nester, means they must serve their purpose. It has been
        suggested that these nests may dry out quickly after rain. Flimsiness, however, may
        be an illusion; the sticks in nests of superb fruit-doves were found to consist of
        forked twigs which were locked into place and difficult to pull apart.
(Source: Department
           of Environment)

·      It is the largest of the Tropical North Queensland fruit-doves.

·      Although it feeds mainly in the canopy, it is sometimes seen eating fallen fruit on
        the forest floor beside the pathway of the Lake Eacham Walk.

·      The distinctive ‘wollack-wa-hoo’ calls can be heard year round in the Lake Eacham
        rainforest.

·      It is often seen feeding in the top of  fruiting trees around Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge

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