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Mindoro Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platanae)
Common Names:  Punalada (Pilipino)
Discoverer:  Salvadori, 1893         
Category: CRITICAL                
Status: Endemic  
Habitat/Distribution: restricted to the forests of Mindoro. Can be seen at the Sablayan Penal Colony in western Mindoro (here it is trapped for the pet-trade).  
Habitat / Behavior: 26 cm/ 10 1/2".  Low Primary and secondary forest
Threats: Hunting and Trapping
Conservation Efforts/Measures:  

Photograph Information: Courtesy of "A Photographic Field Guide to Birds of the Philippines by Tim Fisher and Nigel Hicks"

Mindoro Bleeding-heart

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