Ptilinopus melanospilus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus), also known as the black-headed fruit dove, is a medium-sized, up to 24 cm (9.4 in) long, green fruit dove with yellowish bill and iris. The male has a pale grey head with a black nape, yellow throat, and golden yellow and pink undertail coverts. The plumage of the female and the young is entirely green.
The black-naped fruit dove is distributed in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. In Indonesia, it is found in Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and Sulawesi, where it inhabits the lowland and hill forests. The diet consists mainly of various fruits, figs and berries. The female usually lays one single white egg.
Widespread and common throughout its large range, the black-naped fruit dove is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. BirdLife Species Factsheet Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Basel Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 4 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Barcelona Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Milwaukee County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Detroit Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Franklin Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | ZooTampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Oregon Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 17 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 18 | Riverbanks Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Aquarama Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 21 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 22 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 23 | Discovery Cove | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 24 | Bali Bird Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 25 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 26 | Oceanium | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 27 | Greater Cleveland Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-naped Fruit-Dove sighting in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, based on 236 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-naped Fruit-Dove in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Bali Barat National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 280 mm in February.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-naped Fruit-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-naped Fruit-Dove sightings, Bali Barat National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (Indonesia, about 50%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Black-naped Fruit-Dove that you can see in Bali Barat National Park (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Zebra Dove (about 80%), Pearl-necked Dove (about 70%) and Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-naped Fruit-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Bali Barat National Park (236 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
