Cream-breasted fruit dove

The cream-breasted fruit dove (Ptilinopus merrilli) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Cream-breasted fruit dove

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species:
P. merrilli
Binomial name
Ptilinopus merrilli
(McGregor, 1916)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ptilinopus merrilli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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