Black-chinned Fruit Dove
Ramphiculus leclancheri
黑颏果鸠
Introduction
Species of bird in the family Columbidae. Found in lowland forests of the Philippines and Taiwan up to 1,000 meters above sea level. Diet consists mainly of fruits. Assessed as least-concern by IUCN, but population is declining due to deforestation from slash and burn farming, mining, illegal logging, and habitat conversion, as well as illegal wildlife trade and hunting.
Description
Medium-sized dove up to 27 cm long. Male has green belly and wings, brown tail, whitish grey head and neck with purple base, red iris, and small black patch under yellow bill. Female has green head, neck and breast.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs in tropical moist lowland primary and secondary forest in the Philippines and Taiwan. Inhabits areas up to 1,000 meters above sea level, though typically found below 700 meters. Fairly common throughout the Philippines but very rare in Taiwan, known only from four specimens.
Behavior & Ecology
Diet consists mainly of fruits. The female lays a single white egg in a nest made of twigs. Song is described as a deep, throaty 'rrrooooooo' that does not carry far.
Conservation
IUCN Red List assesses this species as least-concern. Population is believed to be declining due to ongoing deforestation throughout the Philippines caused by slash and burn farming, mining, illegal logging, and habitat conversion. Additional threats include illegal wildlife trade and hunting for meat.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Ramphiculus
- eBird Code
- bcfdov1
Subspecies (4)
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Ramphiculus leclancheri gironieri
Palawan (southwestern Philippines)
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Ramphiculus leclancheri leclancheri
Philippines (except Palawan, Basilan, and Sulu Archipelago)
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Ramphiculus leclancheri longialis
Lan-yü Island (just south of Taiwan); Batan, Calayan, and Camiguin Norte islands
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Ramphiculus leclancheri taiwanus
Taiwan; Batan, Calayan and Camiguin Norte islands (northern Philippines)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.