Ptilinopus madagascariensis; Print; The fruit doves; also known as fruit pigeons; are a genus (Ptilinopus) of birds in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). These colourful; frugivorous doves are found in forests and woodlands in Southeast Asia and Oceania. It is a large genus with about 50 species; some threatened or already extinct.; 1796-1808