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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
28/03/2024 10:04:50 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove*
Id (Atlas):
Ramphiculus merrilli
Description (10 )
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove
© aerien.ch
Other Names (World)
Cream-bellied Fruit-Dove, Cream-breasted Fruit-dove, Merrill's Fruit-dove, Cream-breasted Fruit Dove
Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)
Size
32 cm
First Described (Guide )
(McGregor, 1916)
Habitat
Primary and selectively logged forest. From sea-leve - 1,300 m.
Philippines (B) (NB).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction presumably through logging and agricultural expansion and hunting pressure are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)... )
Listen to XC35223
Cream-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus merrilli ) [XC35223 ]
by David Edwards from Hamut, Baliuag, Sierra Madre Mountains, Luzon, Philippines (song)
Listen to XC23076
Cream-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus merrilli ) [XC23076 ]
by Albert Lastukhin from Hamut Camp #2, Baliuag, Sierra Madre Mountains, Luzon, Philippines (call)
Subspecies
Formerly placed in genus Leucotreron and a later proposal returned all members of that group to Ptilinopus , but placed present species in subgenus Rhamphiculus along with other Philippine and Sulawesi forms Flame-breasted Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus marchei ), Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus occipitalis ), Red-eared Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus fischeri ), Maroon-chinned Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus epius ) and Black-chinned Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus leclancheri ). Present species is most closely allied with Flame-breasted Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus marchei ).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
faustinoi (Manuel, 1936) - Mt Tabuan, Cagayan Province, northern Luzon (northern Philippines).
merrilli (McGregor, 1916) - Mountains of eastern and southern Luzon, Catanduanes and Polillo (northern Philippines).
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Cream-bellied Fruit-dove see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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