Cream-breasted Fruit Dove
Ramphiculus merrilli(McGregor, RC, 1916)
English (US) Cream-breasted Fruit Dove
The Cream-breasted Fruit Dove (Ramphiculus merrilli) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ramphiculus merrilli
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Cream-breasted Fruit Dove
- Described by
- (McGregor, RC, 1916)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphiculus merrilli faustinoi
- Ramphiculus merrilli merrilli
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Leucotreron merrilli
- Described by
- (McGregor, RC, 1916)
- Type locality
- Sarai Barrio, Paete, Laguna Province, Luzon.
- Original description
- The Philippine Journal of Science 11 sect.D p.269 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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