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.