About Phapitreron leucotis (Temminck, 1823)
EBird describes Phapitreron leucotis as a fairly small dove that lives in forest and forest edge habitats, ranging from lowlands to lower mountains. It is brown on its upperparts, with a gray or pinkish head, neck, and chest, bluish iridescence on the back of the neck, a pale pinkish belly, and white tail corners. It has distinctive black and pale streaks under the eye, along with a small triangle of bare skin behind the eye. It is similar to the Amethyst Brown-Dove, but White-eared Brown-Dove has blue coloring on the back of the neck and white coloring under the base of the tail. Its song is an accelerating series of rising "wup" notes. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland primary forest, tropical moist montane primary forest, and secondary forest, occurring up to 2,300 meters above sea level. The IUCN Red List recognizes three species within this group, and all are assessed as least-concern species. This dove is heavily trapped for the pet trade and hunted for its meat, but it remains locally common. Its diet consists of seeds and fruits. It is usually seen alone or in pairs, but it may also gather in groups at fruiting trees. Its breeding season is believed to run from March to June. It builds a typical loosely made dove nest, which is an open arrangement of twigs placed on a branch. It lays 2 glossy white eggs.
