- Ptilinopus leclancheri
Identification
27cm
- Green belly and wings
- Brown tail
- Whitish grey head and neck with a purple base
- Red iris
- Small black patch under yellow bill
Female has green head, neck and breast.
Distribution
Mainly found on the Philippines but also a very rare resident on Taiwan. Accidentally in South Japan.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1].
- P. l. taiwanus
- Taiwan (mainly in the south)
- P. l. longialis:
- Lan-yü Island (Taiwan); Batan, Calayan and Camiguin Norte islands
- P. l. leclancheri:
- Philippines (except Palawan, Basilan and Sulu Archipelago)
- P. l. gironieri:
- Palawan (south-western Philippines)
Subspecies taiwanus is not recognised by all authorities[3]
Habitat
Uncommon in forest patches up to 1500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruits.
Breeding
The nest is made from twigs. They lay a single egg.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- Birdforum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-chinned Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-chinned_Fruit_Dove
External Links
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