Dark-eared Brown Dove   (Phapiteron cinereiceps)

L 101/4"; a medium sized brown down, sexes similar, Generally found in forest, singly or in pairs, usually in middlestory or canopy. These are found in the lowlands. A male was found with enlarged testes recorded in April.

The call is a deep resonationg hoot hoot toot toot-toot-toot-toot-toot lasting about 2 to 3 seconds, it accelerates with shorter spaces between each call, sometimes it includes a rapid pupupupupupupupupu (D. Allen field notes)
Threats: Intensive hunting and habitat destruction
Conservation Efforts/Measures:

Photograph Information: Courtesy of  the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by Renato C. Aquino taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al [right].