• Phapitreron brunneiceps

    Vulnerable
    Kingdom:    Animalia
    Phylum:    Chordata
    Class:    Aves
    Order:     Columbiformes
    Family:     Columbidae
    Genus:    Phapitreron
    Common Name:    Mindanao Brown Dove
    Ecological Status:    Philippine Endemic

    About the Species:

    Phapitreron brunneiceps is a medium sized brown dove characterized with its brown head and glossy reddish-violet patch on side of neck. This species is found only in Mindanao and Basilan. Generally, its population is undergoing a continuing rapid decline due to continued reduction in forest cover within its range. It is currently assumed to have a small population and its becoming severely fragmented thus IUCN Red List on Threatened Species categorized P. brunneiceps as Vulnerable. Locally this is known as Limukon and likewise frequently hunted for food and pet. In Mount Hamiguitan Wildlife Sanctuary, it is found in lowland secondary to montane forests.

    References:

    BirdLife International. 2016. Phapitreron brunneiceps. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22724523A94870482. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724523A94870482.en. Downloaded on 22 July 2018.

    Kennedy R., P.C. Gonzales, E. Dickinson, H. Miranda and T. Fisher.2000. A guide to the birds of the Philippines, Oxford University Press.


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