Ramphiculus

Ramphiculus
Sula fruit dove Ramphiculus mangoliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Subfamily: Ptilinopinae
Genus: Ramphiculus
Bonaparte, 1854
Type species
Ptilonopus occipitalis
Gray, 1844

Ramphiculus is a genus of fruit doves in the family Columbidae. They are restricted to the Philippines and Sulawesi apart from the Jambu fruit dove that occurs on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. These are colourful frugivorous doves that are found in forests and woodlands.

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