Cream-breasted Fruit Dove - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative names: Cream-bellied Fruit-Dove, Merrill's Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus merrilli

Photo by Rob Hutchinson
Hamut Camp, Luzon, Philippines, February 2007

Distribution

South-east Asia: found only in the Philippines.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. m. faustinoi:

• Northern Luzon (northern Philippines)

• P. m. merrilli:

• Northern Philippines (southern Luzon, Polillo and Catanduanes)

Habitat

Lowland moist forest up to 1100m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruit.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Wikipedia
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cream-breasted Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cream-breasted_Fruit_Dove

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