Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Near Threatened
Grey-breasted Brown-dove (Phapitreron maculipectus)
Taxonomy
French: Phapitréron à poitrine grise German: Westvisayataube Spanish: Vinago pardo pechigrís
Taxonomy:
Phabotreron maculipectus
Bourns and Worcester
, 1894,interior of Negros, Philippine Islands
.Distribution:
Negros and Panay (EC Philippines).
Descriptive notes
26–27 cm. Long considered a very distinct race within the P. amethystinus species complex, and now treated as a separate species (see Taxonomy comments), being... read more
Voice
No information available.
Habitat
Apparently as P. amethystinus. Inhabits forest interior in foothills and mountains,... read more
Food and feeding
No specific information available, but presumably very similar to P. amethystinus.
Breeding
No specific information available.
Movements
Resident and sedentary.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near Threatened. Declining on account of ongoing deforestation and habitat degradation on both Negros and Panay. Generally rare... read more
Usually considered conspecific with P. amethystinus, but, following a recent review#R and further assessment, it is here treated as a distinct species on account of its pale grey vs greyish-tinged purplish-brown underparts (malar area spreading to breast including breast sides and belly) (3); more whitish vs pale rufous chin and undertail-coverts (1); breast marked with darkish grey bars (1); and on average larger size, most notably in tail length (effect size 2.3) (2). Monotypic.