Kingdom Animalia Genus Gallicolumba Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Columbidae Scientific name Gallicolumba keayi Higher classification Gallicolumba Order Columbiformes | |
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Similar Sulu bleeding‑heart, Gallicolumba, Pigeons and doves, New Britain bronzewing, Polynesian ground dove | ||
Negros bleeding heart philippines ph20080528 3 7 217 mpg
Negros bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi) is a species of pigeon endemic to the Philippines where it is found on the islands of Negros and Panay. This species has an extremely small, severely fragmented population. Continuing rates of forest loss on the two islands where it occurs suggest that it will continue to decline, thereby qualifying it as critically endangered.
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Negros bleeding heart philippines ph20080528 3 7 213 mpg
Description
25 cm (10-in) total length. Ground-feeder but roosts and nests on bushes or vines; seen in pairs in a flock. Birds with enlarged gonads recorded in April and May and a recent fledgling obtained on May 3. Nest and eggs are undescribed.
Distribution and habitat
primary and secondary forest. It is threatsended by hunting and habitat loss
References
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