Black-banded Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus alligator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPtilinopus (Typical Fruit Doves)
- SpeciesPtilinopus alligator (Black-banded Fruit-Dove)
The black-banded fruit dove (Ptilinopus alligator) is a large (38–44 cm in length, 450-570 g in weight) pigeon with white head, neck and upper breast; black back and upperwing grading to grey on rump; black tail with broad grey terminal band; underparts grey, demarcated from white head and neck by broad black band. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Fruit-Dove sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 231 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa
Partridge Pigeon
Geophaps smithii
Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-banded Fruit-Dove in Kakadu National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Fruit-Dove sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 231 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-banded Fruit-Dove in Kakadu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-banded Fruit-Dove in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.