Ptilinopus regina
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The rose-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus regina), also known as pink-capped fruit dove or Swainson's fruit dove, is a medium-sized fruit dove that is found in parts of southern Indonesia, northern Australia and eastern Australia.
The rose-crowned fruit dove was formally described in 1825 by the English naturalist William Swainson. He considered his specimens as a variant of the grey-green fruit dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus) and specified the scientific name as Ptilinopus purpuratus var. Regina.
The type locality is New South Wales. Five subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Academy of Sciences | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Australia Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Territory Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Sedgwick County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Louisville Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Oregon Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Melbourne Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Honolulu Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Adelaide Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Australian Reptile Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 19 | akwarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 20 | Caversham Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th most-seen of the 136 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August, October and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 10%), Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Noosa National Park (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Springbrook National Park (19 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.
