Ptilinopus rivoli
Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The white-bibbed fruit dove (Ptilinopus rivoli) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. This species can be found in the Maluku Islands, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. It is also present in many of the islands bordering New Guinea, as well as in the Moluccas and the Aru Islands Regency among others.
The islands on which the white-bibbed fruit dove is relatively common include Buru, Seram and Karkar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It occurs predominantly on primary mountain forest, but it also inhabits secondary forest in a lower density.
In New Guinea it is typically found at altitudes... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Fruit-Dove sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 129 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 88th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Fruit-Dove in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-breasted Fruit-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-breasted Fruit-Dove sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Ptilinopus
The closest relatives of the White-breasted Fruit-Dove that you can see in Raja Ampat (genus Ptilinopus, Typical Fruit Doves) are Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove (about 40%), Wompoo Fruit Dove (about 20%) and Beautiful Fruit-Dove (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-breasted Fruit-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (129 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.
