Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by James Eaton
Son Rafael, Samar, Philippines, May 2005

Ptilinopus occipitalis

Identification

28–33 cm

• Bluish-grey head and breast (with a yellow tinge)

Distribution

Endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. o. occipitalis:

• Lowland forests of northern and central Philippines

• P. o. incognitus:

• Mountains of Mindanao (south-eastern Philippines)

Habitat

Primary forests from lowland to around 1800 m.

Behaviour

Breeding

There is very little information, but eggs are thought to be laid in February.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-breasted_Fruit_Dove

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