Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Flame-breasted Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus marchei) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Ptilinopus marchei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove on Luzon; a brace of stunning pittas at PICOP in Mindanao with both Steere's & Red-bellied Pittas seen extremely well, along with great looks at a Mindanao Wattled Broadbill there also; in addition to breathtaking views of the national bird of the Philippines - the mighty Monkey-eating (Great Philippine) Eagle, at a new nest site in a remote area of Mindanao ; and Palawan, as ever, weighed in with all the possible endemics recorded there including Palawan Flycatcher, Palawan Hornbill More