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The Luzon bleeding-heart is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines where the locals call it Puñalada. It lives in primary or secondary forests, and can be found at altitudes varying from up to 1400 meters above sea level. They eat seeds, berries and grubs.
Bluish-gray on the head and back, with a pale gray forehead, a blackish wing, a pale gray shoulder and wingbars, a white throat, chest, and belly, and an obvious bright red “bleeding heart” in the center of the chest. Unlikely to be mistaken if seen well.
Learn about the Luzon bleeding-heart, a ground dove with a red breast patch that lives in the Philippines. Find out its appearance, diet, mating habits, population status and more.
Physical Description. Gallicolumba luzonica has a characteristic dark red patch on its breast that looks like a bleeding wound. Short tailed and long legged; these exclusively terrestrial birds have light blue-gray wings and heads with blackish bills.
Species attributes. Range. Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as usually rather scarce or rare (Gibbs et al. 2001).
Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica. Summary. Text account. Data table and detailed info. Distribution map. Reference and further resources. Family: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves) Authority: (Scopoli, 1786) Red List Category.
4 de mar. de 2020 · Luzon Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
