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Negros Fruit Dove   (Ptilinopus arcanus1)

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Discoverer:  Ripley and Rabor, 1955       
Category: CRITICAL
Habitat/Distribution: Known only on Negros ( from a single specimen obtained on May 1, 1953 on Mt. Kanla-on)

L 7"; A Single specimen was obtained at 1090m on a steep slope in mid-mountain forest. No breeding information.
Threats: Intensive hunting and habitat destruction
Conservation Efforts/Measures:

Photograph Information: Courtesy of the Babilonia Wilner Foundation Illustrations by George Sandstrom and John R. Pierce, taken from the book "Philippine Birds" by John duPont.

Negros Fruit Dove

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