Tawitawi Brown Dove
The dark ear Dove ( Phapitreron cinereiceps ) is a species of pigeons birds. It is found only on some Philippine Islands. From the IUCN, this species is classed as critically endangered ( endangered ) species. The stock is estimated to be only 240 to almost 1,000 individuals.
Appearance
The dark ear dove reaches a body length of 26 centimeters .. She is slightly smaller than the belonging to the same genus Amethysttaube. But it has a similarly long and powerful beak.
The body plumage is dark brown on the top. On underside of the body plumage has a more reddish- maroon tone. The apex and the neck are dark brown. Similar to the Amethysttaube and the Philippines - black line runs from the pigeon beak starting a darker color stripe below the eye. Unlike these two types of brown fruit pigeons, however, including the white color stripe is missing. The under tail-coverts are of a warm ocher. The tail is dark and has a clearly defined terminal band on.
Distribution and behavior
The dark ear pigeon has only a very small area of distribution. She is or was available only in the Philippine Islands of Tawi - Tawi and Sanga - sanga of the Sulu Archipelago. Its distribution area corresponds to only 620 square kilometers.
On Tawitawi she uses as a habitat mainly primary rainforest. In Sanga - sanga it was the last time observed in 1987. There she is now regarded as extinct, as there is no more forest is now available. In Tawi - Tawi, there are about 250 to 300 square kilometers of forest, which may come for the dark ear dove habitat in question. In these forests a selective logging takes place and parts of the forest are cut down to create plantations for oil palm.
The dark ear pigeon is considered shy and difficult to observational Article About the reproductive biology of this species is very little known. A found nest contained two young birds.