The black-chinned fruit dove (Ramphiculus leclancheri), also known as the black-throated fruit dove or Leclancher's dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the lowland forests of the Philippines and Taiwan. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ptilinopus.
The black-chinned fruit dove was formerly placed in the genus Ptilinopus. A molecular genetic study published in 2014 found that the fruit dove genus Ptilinopus was paraphyletic.[2] In a move towards creating monophyletic genera, nine species including the black-chinned fruit dove were moved from Ptilinopus to Ramphiculus.[3]
It is a medium-sized (up to 27cm (11in) long) bird of the family Columbidae. The male is a colorful bird with a green belly and wings, a brown tail, a whitish grey head and neck with a purple base, red iris and a small black patch under its yellow bill. The female has a green head, neck and breast.
EBird describes its song as "deep, throaty "rrrooooooo" that does not carry far."[4]
Behaviour and ecology
The diet consists mainly of fruits. The female usually lays a single white egg in a nest made of twigs.[5]
IUCN has assessed this bird as least-concern species with the population believed to be declining due to deforestation in the Philippines continues throughout the country due to slash and burn farming, mining, illegal logging and habitat conversion. It is also caught for the illegal wildlife trade and hunted for meat.[7]
↑ Cibois, A.; Thibault, J.-C.; Bonillo, C.; Filardi, C.E.; Watling, D.; Pasquet, E. (2014). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the fruit doves (Aves: Columbidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 70: 442–453. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.08.019.
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