Yellow-breasted fruit dove
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Ptilinopus occipitalis

The yellow-breasted fruit dove (Ptilinopus occipitalis ) locally known as balorinay is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. While it is listed as least concern in IUCN, it is declining due to habitat loss, hunting and trapping for the illegal wildlife trade

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It is illegal to hunt, capture or keep yellow-breasted fruit-doves under Philippine Law RA 9147.

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References

1. Yellow-breasted fruit dove Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-breasted_fruit_dove
2. Yellow-breasted fruit dove on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691327/130178054
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/617077

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