Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus merrilli) - HBW 4, p. 206
French: Ptilope de Merrill
German: Merrillfruchttaube
Spanish: Tilopo de Merrill
Other common names: Merrill's/Cream-breasted Fruit-dove
Taxonomy: Leucotreron merrilli McGregor, 1916, Laguna Province, Luzon.
Formerly placed in genus Leucotreron; a later proposal returned all members of that group to Ptilinopus, but placed present species in subgenus Rhamphiculus along with other Philippine and Sulawesi forms P. marchei, P. occipitalis, P. fischeri, P. subgularis and P. leclancheri; characters of Rhamphiculus include relatively large size, and emarginated first primaries. Present species is most closely allied with P. marchei. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- faustinoi (Manuel, 1936) - Mt Tabuan, Cagayan Province, N Luzon (N Philippines).
- merrilli (McGregor, 1916) - mountains of E & S Luzon, Catanduanes and Polillo (N Philippines).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird perched. Locality Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 December 2007 3 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A front view of a bird, then moving along a branch Locality Luzon, Philippines (ssp faustinoi)
John Gregory 29 February 2004 4 years ago 47 sec 3.5 -
A bird standing on a branch and looking back Locality Luzon, Philippines (ssp faustinoi)
John Gregory 29 February 2004 4 years ago 39 sec 3.3 -
1 bird on the nest Locality Hamut Camp, Cagayan Province, Luzon, Philippines (ssp faustinoi)
Daniêl Jimenez 14 April 2009 2 years ago 34 sec 1
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bird in a bush
Locality Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 December 2007 2 years ago 3
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