Tawitawi brown dove
| Tawitawi brown dove | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Phapitreron |
| Species: | P. cinereiceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Phapitreron cinereiceps | |
The Tawitawi brown dove (Phapitreron cinereiceps), also dark-eared brown dove, is a
Description and taxonomy
EBird describes the bird as "A medium-sized dove of lowland secondary forest on Tawi-Tawi Island, where it is the only brown-dove. Dark brown above with a gray head, purplish iridescence on the back of the neck, rufous-brown underparts from the throat to the belly, white under the base of the tail, and a pale gray tail tip. Does not resemble any other similarly sized doves in its range. Sings an accelerating series on the same pitch, ending in a trill, 'dup-dup-dup-du-du-d-d-drrrrr', reminiscent of a ping-pong ball falling on a table."[3]
Habitat and conservation status
Its natural
The
There are no protected areas in the archipelago. A project proposal exists to provide conservation funding for the Tawitawi/Sulu Coastal Area.
There are no species specific conservation programs going on at the moment.[5]
Footnotes
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ See BirdLife International (2007a,b).
- ^ "Tawitawi Brown-Dove". Ebird.
- ^ Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife International Guides. pp. 60–61.
- ^ International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2016-10-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Phapitreron cinereiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
References
- BirdLife International (2007a): 2006-2007 Red List status changes. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
- BirdLife International (2007b): Tawitawi Brown Dove - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.