Dwarf Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus nainus
The dwarf fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in lowland and foothill forest in New Guinea and the Raja Ampat Islands. The dwarf fruit dove weighs 49 grams, about equivalent to the weight of two AA batteries. This bird is the shortest in length within the fruit dove genus, and perhaps the shortest columbid of all.
- Scientific name
- Ptilinopus nainus
- Family
- Pigeons and Doves
- IUCN status
- LC