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Phapitreron brunneiceps

Identification

27 cm

  • Dark olive brown above
  • Warm rusty brown below
  • Dark brown head
  • Indistinct black line below eye
  • Dark brown bare skin round eyes
  • Purple and violet iridescent hindneck and nape
  • Rusty breast and vineous-grey upper belly
  • Brown vent
  • Bronze brown tail with dark grey terminal band
  • Buff undertail-coverts
  • Red orange iris
  • Purple red legs
  • Black bill

Distribution

Southeast Philippines (Mindanao and Basilan).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Tawitawi Brown Dove under the name Dark-eared Brown Dove.

Habitat

Mangroves and lowland forests.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. BirdLife International
  4. Manilla Times

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