Cream-breasted Fruit Dove
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Doves and Pigeons

Cream-breasted Fruit Dove

Ramphiculus merrilli

NTNear Threatened Endemic to Philippines
Family
Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
Order
Columbiformes

Overview

The cream-breasted fruit dove (Ramphiculus merrilli) or cream-bellied fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is a large and primarily greenish dove with a distinctive red wing patch and cream coloured breast which it was named after. It is endemic to the Philippines found only on the islands of Luzon, Catanduanes and Polillo Islands. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland to montane forests of up to 1,300 masl.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.