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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
16/05/2024 01:17:56 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove*
Id (Atlas):
Ramphiculus merrilli
Description (10 )
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove
© flickr.com
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).
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 XC35224
Cream-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus merrilli ) [XC35224 ]
by Paul Noakes from Hamut, Baliuag, Sierra Madre Mountains, Luzon, Philippines (song)
Listen to XC39629
Cream-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus merrilli ) [XC39629 ]
by Paul Noakes from Hamut Camp #2, Baliuag, Sierra Madre Mountains, Luzon, Philippines (song)
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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