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Alternative name: Amethyst Dove

Phapitreron amethystina

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

South-east Asia: endemic to the Philippines.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

• P. a. amethystinus:

• Luzon, Mindanao and adjacent Philippines

• P. a. imeldae:

• Marinduque (north-central Philippines)

• P. a. maculipectus:

• Montane forests of Negros (east-central Philippines)

• P. a. frontalis:

• Cebu (east-central Philippines). Probably extinct

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages