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| Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi / Phlogoenas keayi) |
| Common Names: Punalada (Pilipino) Discoverer: Eagle Clark, 1900 Category: CRITICAL Habitat/Distribution: Primary and secondary forest Habitat / Behavior: 10" 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. Threats: Hunting Conservation Efforts/Measures: Photograph Information: Courtesy of theMuseum of Natural History, JC Gonzales and FFI. Photos taken by JC Gonzales and Andres Tomas L. Dans. A rare photo of the critically endangered Negros Bleeding-heart [left]. Courtesy of the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by Renato C. Aquino taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al [right]. |
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