Black-chinned Fruit Dove

Ramphiculus leclancheri

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestPlatform nestMedium · 164 g

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It is a medium-sized (up to 27 cm (11 in) long) bird of the family Columbidae. The male is a colorful bird with a green belly and wings, a brown tail, a whitish grey head and neck with a purple base, red iris and a small black patch under its yellow bill. The female has a green head, neck and breast.

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When to see the Black-chinned Fruit Dove

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-chinned Fruit Dove

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black-chinned Fruit Dove

The black-chinned fruit dove, also known as the black-throated fruit dove or Leclancher's dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the lowland forests of the Philippines and Taiwan. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ptilinopus.

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