Tawitawi Brown-dove

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Tawitawi Brown-dove
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Phapitreron Species: P. cinereiceps
Binomial name
Phapitreron cinereiceps (Bourns & Worcester, 1894)

The Tawitawi Brown-dove (Phapitreron cinereiceps) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. It was only recently validated as a distinct species.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. However, it seems to decline less dramatically than anticipated. It is thus downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ See BirdLife International (2007a,b).

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Phapitreron cinereiceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 24 July 2007.
• BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
• BirdLife International (2007b): Tawitawi Brown-dove - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.