Biology:White-eared brown dove

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Short description: Species of bird

White-eared brown dove
A White Eared Brown Dove perched on a fruit tree in the Philippines (cropped).jpg
P. l. leucotis
SHORT BILLED BROWN DOVE BIRD.jpg
P. l. brevirostris group
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Phapitreron
Species:
P. leucotis
Binomial name
Phapitreron leucotis
(Temminck, 1823)

The white-eared brown dove (Phapitreron leucotis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Philippines , and is most commonly found in lowland and montane forests.[2]

Description

Adult individuals have a black sub-ocular line starting from the gape to the nape (McGregor, 1909) followed by a white line from the posterior border of the eye to the nape (Carino, 2009; McGregor, 1909). In general, these birds have brown feathers but the crown is pale gray and the chin and upper throat is tawny (Baptista et al., 2017). In addition, lower breast and abdomen are slightly pale yellow which is much paler than the posterior part, the under tail-coverts are dark pearl-gray and the wings are brown with the primaries having pale edges, and the rectrices each having a wide gray band on the terminal end (McGregor, 1909). These birds are also characterized by short bills (Carino, 2009; Hachisuka, 1941), and greenish bronze collar (Carino, 2009; McGregor, 1909) or green or blue iridescence on the nape (P. Simpson, pers. Commun., September 11, 2017).

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Phapitreron leucotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22727826A94962980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727826A94962980.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22727826/94962980. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Amoroso, Victor B.; Mohagan, Alma B.; Coritico, Fulgent P.; Lagunday, Noel E.; Yorong, Aimanuelzon P.; Colong, Ruel D.; Ponce, Roy G. (2018). "Avifaunal assemblage in the expansion sites of the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Mindanao, Philippines". Nature Conservation Research 3 (Suppl. 2). doi:10.24189/ncr.2018.069. ISSN 2500-008X. http://dx.doi.org/10.24189/ncr.2018.069. 

Wikidata ☰ Q279641 entry

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  1. Baptista, L.F., Trail, P.W., Horblit, H.M., Kirwan, G.M. and E.F.J. Garcia. 2017. Amethyst Brown-dove (Phapitreron amethystinus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona retrieved from : http://www.hbw.com/node/54284>.
  2. Carino, J.P. 2009. White-eared brown dove. Retrieved from Birdwatch.ph: http://www.birdwatc h.ph/html/gallery/webrowndove4.html.
  3. McGregor, R. C. 1909. A manual of Philippine birds (Vol. 2). Ripol Classic Publishing House.