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Tawitawi Brown Dove
Phapitreron cinereiceps (Bourns & Worcester, 1894)
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Tawitawi Brown Dove, Phapitreron cinereiceps, is a pigeon in the Columbidae family found in the forests of Tawitawi in the southern Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines. It is known for its orange-peach breast. Formerly treated as part of the dark-eared brown dove alongside the Mindanao brown dove, it is now recognised as a separate species. Its range is limited to Tawi-Tawi and Sanga-Sanga, where it was described in 1894 by Bourns and Worcester.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Tawitawi (s Sulu Arch., s Philippines)
