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What are the most brilliantly colored birds in the world?

Are they the birds of paradise with their stunning arrays of blues and reds and golds or perhaps the dazzling jewel-like hummingbirds or maybe the fantastical lineup of exotic pheasants.

Today on bird note, Fruit Doves, one gorgeous group of birds.

Fruit doves are forest dwelling doves of the South Pacific,

found on island groups like the Philippines and New Guinea. Forest dwelling doves of the South Pacific.

Found on island groups like the Philippines and New Guinea.

There are 54 different species, most about the size of a morning dove

or a bit smaller than a pigeon.

And fruit doves do indeed eat fruit, especially tropical tree figs.

The combination of bold colors in fruit doves are unmatched by any other group of birds.

One species known as the beautiful fruit doves has been described as having a jungle green

back and a Granny Smith apple green head, a magenta crown, a lemon yellow and

mango belly bordered with mulberry, a perrywinkle face and chest, a laser

lemon beak, orange yellow eyes, and tickle me pink feet.

It's nearly impossible for words to do justice to this array of hues,

but we can picture it as we listen. We'll share some photos on social media and on our website Bird Note

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