pink-headed

Captive Notes:

This species is dimorphic, though they are still fairly similar. They are housed
here in pairs in well planted aviaries, along with a pair of seed-eating doves. They
are fruit -eaters, and especially like the soaked raisins....a favorite food item of
most fruit doves. They build somewhat flimsy nests of twigs high in the tops of the
bushes, usually directly under the top of the aviary wire. We've found that they
really like nesting in a plant called Heavenly Bamboo. They lay 1 egg. As with
some other species of fruit doves, the young fledge very early, with little more
than some flight and tail feathers. The young can be difficult to spot at this stage
as they are quite small and blend in with the plants. We find they do best when put
back in the nest before nightfall for a few days. The young can stay in the aviary
with the parents for some time after weaning, but are removed when the parents
go back to nest.