Mindanao Bleeding-heart

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and overhunting. It occurs on Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Dinagat, Mindanao and Basilan, but the only records since the 1980s are from Mindanao, Bohol and Samar. The Basilan subspecies, Gallicolumba crinigera bartletti, apparently became extinct by the mid-20th century,

The Mindanao Bleeding-heart is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Mindanao Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera) is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). It is endemic to the Philippines. It is so named because of a red blotch on its breast. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and overhunting. It occurs (or did occur) on Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Dinagat, Mindanao and Basilan, but the only records since the 1980s are from Mindanao, Bohol and Samar. More

Mindanao bleeding-heart has a repeated cooing call (4). Range - Found only in the Philippines, three subspecies of the Mindanao bleeding-heart are distributed over six islands. Gallicolumba crinigera leytensis occurs on the islands of Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Gallicolumba crinigera criniger is found on Dinagat and Mindanao, and Gallicolumba crinigera bartletti is restricted to Basilan (5). View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. More

The Mindanao bleeding-heart dove gets its name from the splash of vivid red on its white breast. The red on this species of bleeding-heart dove is larger and of a darker shade of red than other bleeding-heart doves. It is shy, quiet and very secretive which is why it is rarely encountered. It rarely leaves the ground except for roosting and breeding. When threatened, the Mindanao bleeding-heart dove tends to run away rather than fly. More

Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba criniger leytensis - Adult Mindanao Bleeding-heart Photographer : More