The following Doves and Pigeons occur naturally in the Philippines:
Black-chinned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri) – Common
Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)
Cream-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus merrilli) – Endemic
Flame-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus marchei) – Endemic
Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove (Gallicolumba luzonica) – Range: Central and southern parts of the large island of Luzon, and the neighbouring small Polillo Islands, in the Philippines.
Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis)
Mindoro Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae)
Negros Bleeding-heart Dove (Gallicolumba keayi)
Negros Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus arcanus) – Endemic to the Philippines (may be extinct)
Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus)
Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus occipitalis) – Endemic
Zebra Doves (Geopelia striata, also called Barred Ground Dove)
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