Marshall, 1945 Pala Ptlinopus porphyraceus Abundant but hard to see - very secretive. 2 kinds of habitat: Natural jungle on ridges - stays high in largest (fig) trees - Koror ridge, Nts of Babelthuap, undisturbed patch of natural forest on Pelen near Purple Beach; 2nd type-Koror - is a tree resembling a poplar which grows in mangrove lagoons. Where these lagoons are near the wooded ridge the doves fly back & forth between the 2 habitats, but they are common in places where these "poplars" are far from any suitable jungle habitat. Identical habitat setup for the Pteropus and strangely the Otus (equator?) the other pigeons don't go into these trees, but Ptlinopus of the bats feed in them extensively. Flight is bullet-like - straight & swift. Retreat unnoticed from the back of a tree when you approach. Are seen singly, pairs or small groups. A dozen or more congregate around one of the 3 or 4 huge figs on the N Koror Ridge.