Red-eared Fruit Dove

Red-eared Fruit Dove belongs to bird in the pigeon family. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ptilinopus. Wing coverts, back, rump and tail green. Wing coverts, rump and tail green, back brown. R. f. meridionalis (Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, LW, 1893) – southwestern Sulawesi (Lompobattang Massif). Rump and tail green, wing coverts and back brown. This subspecies has previously been treated as a separate species, the Lompobattang fruit dove (Ramphiculus meridionalis) by the HBW/BirdLife International taxonomy. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its natural range is restricted to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. They are found at elevations between 1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft). they differ in the colour of the upperparts: R. f. fischeri (Brüggemann, F, 1876) – montane forest of northern Sulawesi. R. f. centralis (Meyer, AB, 1903) – montane forest of central and southeastern Sulawesi. (Wikipedia, general species account).