Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Dark-eared Brown-dove (Phapitreron cinereiceps) - HBW 4, p. 193
French: Phapitréron à oreillons bruns
German: Dunkelohrtaube
Spanish: Vinago Pardo de Tawitawi
Other common names: Southern Brown Fruit-dove
Taxonomy: Phabotreron cinereiceps Bourns and Worcester, 1894, Tawitawi.
Genus apparently has no close relatives; restricted to Philippines. Present species sometimes considered conspecific with P. amethystina, but the two have been found to exist sympatrically on E slope of Mt McKinley, Mindanao. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- brunneiceps (Bourns & Worcester, 1894) - SE Philippines, on Mindanao (Bukidnon Province and Mts Malindang, Hilong Hilong, McKinley and Mayo) and Basilan.
- cinereiceps (Bourns & Worcester, 1894) - S Philippines, on Tawitawi.
- Vulnerable
- No sound recordings available yet
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