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Revision as of 09:05, 4 February 2022
Alternative name: Amethyst Dove
- Phapitreron amethystina
Identification
27 cm
- Violet blue and purple neck iridescence
Similar Species
Has a longer bill and is larger and darker than White-eared Brown Dove.
Distribution
South-east Asia: endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy
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
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds and fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amethyst Brown Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amethyst_Brown_Dove
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.