Bloodwing fruit dove

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Bloodwing fruit dove
Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Pigeon birds (Columbiformes)
Family : Pigeons (Columbidae)
Genre : Downy pigeons ( Ptilinopus )
Type : Bloodwing fruit dove
Scientific name
Ptilinopus marchei
Oustalet , 1880

The blood-winged fruit dove ( Ptilinopus marchei ), also known as the black-eared downy pigeon, is a species of pigeon birds. It occurs only on the Philippine islands of Luzon . It is one of the extremely colorful fruit pigeons . The IUCN classifies this endemic species of the Philippines as endangered ( vulnerable ). The population is falling sharply as the habitat of this pigeon is increasingly being destroyed. The decline in the population is further intensified by hunting and trading in this pigeon species.

Appearance

The blood wing fruit pigeon reaches a body length of 40 centimeters. The body of the pigeon is short with relatively short wings. The gender dimorphism is only slightly pronounced. Females have more green plumage than males on the top of their bodies. The name gives the species the blood-red iridescent spot on the wings.

The front and top of the head of the blood-winged fruit pigeon are carmine red, as is the neck. The sides of the neck and the chest are light gray. The throat is orange. The front breast is bright orange and turns into a broad blood-red stain on the stomach. A light yellow band runs across the stomach. The lower abdomen is light gray with a few yellowish spots. The under tail cover is ocher colored. The mantle, back and inner wing covers are black and the outer wing covers have a bronze green sheen. The iris is yellow inside and red outside. The beak is yellow at the base and brightens yellow towards the tip. The feet are red.

behavior

The distribution area of ​​the blood-winged fruit pigeon extends over 105,000 square kilometers. It was still common in places in the 1940s and 1950s, but is now considered rare in its entire range, so recently only stocks from the Mount Pulag National Park and the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park were reported. Older observations are from Aurora Memorial National Park and Mounts Banahaw San Cristobal National Park . It is usually found at altitudes between 500 and 1,500 meters. It is very rare at higher altitudes. However, it has already been observed up to an altitude of 2,300 meters above sea level. It is dependent on primary forest.

The blood-winged fruit pigeon lives predominantly individually or in pairs. Their food spectrum mainly includes fruits. Almost nothing is known about reproductive biology.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BirdLife Factsheet , accessed June 30, 2009
  2. ^ Gibbs, p. 462
  3. ↑ Rösler, p. 268
  4. ↑ BirdLife Factsheet , accessed June 30, 2009
  5. ^ Gibbs, p. 462

literature

  • David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox: Pigeons and Doves - A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World . Pica Press, Sussex 2001, ISBN 90-74345-26-3 .
  • Alois Münst and Josef Wolters: Tauben - The species of wild pigeons , 2nd expanded and revised edition, Verlag Karin Wolters, Bottrop 1999, ISBN 3-9801504-9-6 .
  • Gerhard Rösler: The wild pigeons of the earth - free living, keeping and breeding . Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Alfeld Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7944-0184-0 .

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