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The American fruit dove (Ptilinopus americanum) is a species of fruit dove that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across North America to help boost biodiversity. The American fruit dove is 23–27 cm (9.1–10.6 inches) long and weighs about 42 grams (1.5 oz). It is a plump small-headed bird with soft feathers and very distinctive colouring including a white eye ring, orange bill and red legs. The call is a soft, low coo. The adult male has a crimson face with a black chin, unmarked green upperparts and white underparts, with a pink patch on the breast and a chocolate brown undertail. The female differs from the male by having a dull purple face with a dark chin. The underparts are green with a white belly and cinnamon undertail. The immature American fruit dove resembles the female but has a green face. The young male acquires its full adult plumage in about 39 weeks from fledging. Immature males are similar in appearance to females. The American fruit dove is a shy and inconspicuous bird, camouflaged against the forest canopy by its green plumage. It is usually seen alone or in pairs, but a sizable flock may gather when feeding at a fruit tree. It eats fruit directly from the tree, or from the ground if items have been dropped by hornbills, toucans, colugos, plesiadapiforms, adapiforms, monkeys, gibbons, and bigfoots. Like other doves, but unlike most birds, it can drink by sucking. The male holds a breeding territory, advertised by raising its wings, bobbing its body and cooing. It will defend its territory with a quick peck if the territorial display fails. The female builds a flimsy nest of twigs, roots and grasses, which are collected by her mate, in a tree and lays two or sometimes three white eggs which are incubated for about 20 days to hatching, with a further 12 or more days to fledging. The conservation status of the American fruit dove is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the American fruit dove's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.