• Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, Florida, USA
  • Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, Florida, USA
  • Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, Florida, USA
  • Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, Florida, USA
  • Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, Florida, USA
  • Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, Florida, USA

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Jambu Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus jambu

Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, Florida, USA

Near Threatened

The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as generally uncommon, although locally and seasonally common and very rare in Java (Gibbs et al. 2001). Read More

Forest destruction in the Sundaic lowlands of Indonesia and Malaysia has been extensive (Kalimantan lost nearly 25% of its evergreen forest during 1985-1997, and Sumatra lost almost 30% of its 1985 cover), because of a variety of factors. These include the escalation of logging and land conversion, with deliberate targeting of all remaining stands of valuable timber including those inside protected areas, plus forest fires (particularly in 1997-1998). Declines as a result of forest loss may be being compounded by trapping for the cage-bird industry. However, the species's use of secondary growth and higher elevations implies that it is not ... Read More

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BirdLife International 2017. Ramphiculus jambu. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22691341A111022249. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22691341A111022249.en