Negros bleeding-heart pigeon

The Negros bleeding-heart is a species of ground-dwelling dove endemic to the islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines. Critically endangered, its population is declining due to deforestation and trapping for both bushmeat and the illegal wildlife trade. The population is estimated to be just 50 - 249 mature individuals. The species inhabits tropical moist lowland forests and has an extremely small, severely fragmented population. Among the five species known as bleeding-hearts, this bird is distinguised by its vertical line heart and crescent marks on each wing. The bird is listed as an EDGE species under the analysis of the Zoological Society of London.

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Distribution

Region

Western Visayas, Philippines

Typical Environment

Occurs in remaining tracts of tropical moist lowland forest on Negros and Panay. It favors dense understory with thick leaf litter where it forages on the forest floor. The species uses primary forest and well-regenerated secondary forest but avoids heavily degraded habitats and open areas. It is often associated with ravines, streamside thickets, and patches of bamboo or rattan. Nesting sites are typically in low shrubs or small trees within intact forest.

Altitude Range

0–1200 m

Climate Zone

Tropical

Characteristics

Size25–30 cm

Wing Span40–45 cm

Male Weight0.2 kg

Female Weight0.18 kg

Life Expectancy8 years

Ease of Keeping

Beginner friendly: 1/5

Useful to know

A shy, ground-dwelling dove endemic to Negros and Panay in the Philippines, it is among the rarest of the bleeding-hearts. It is Critically Endangered due to extensive lowland forest loss and trapping. It is distinguished by a striking vertical blood-red patch on the breast and rufous crescent marks on each wing. The species is recognized as an EDGE species by the Zoological Society of London.

Gallery

An illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans

Behaviour

Temperament

shy and secretive

Flight Pattern

short rapid wingbeats

Social Behavior

Typically solitary or found in pairs, moving quietly on the forest floor. Monogamous pairs build small platform nests in low shrubs or saplings. Clutch size is usually a single egg, and both parents share incubation and chick-rearing. When disturbed, it freezes or makes a sudden low, fast dash into heavy cover.

Migratory Pattern

Resident

Song Description

Gives a low, mournful series of coos, often delivered from concealed perches. Calls are soft and ventriloquial, making the bird difficult to locate in dense habitat.

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Negros fruit dove

The Negros fruit dove is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae. It is endemic to the island of Negros in the Philippines. This fruit dove is known from a single female specimen collected from the slopes of Mount Kanlaon in the northern part of the island. While it was found at a high elevation, it is suspected that the species originally lived in the lowland dipterocarp forests and was driven to higher elevations by habitat destruction. While some have suggested that the specimen is either a runt or a hybrid instead of a valid species, this is not widely accepted. The female Negros fruit dove was a small fruit dove with vivid dark green plumage and an ashy-grey forehead. It had a distinctive ring of bare yellow skin around its eye, and yellow fringes to some of its feathers gave it the appearance of having a yellow wingbar when perched. The throat was white, while the undertail and vent were yellow.

Negros scops owl

The Negros scops owl, also known as the Visayan scops owl, is an owl, endemic to the islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. It has a distinct and striking rufous or reddish brown crown, nape and face. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Philippine scops owl. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting for the pet trade.

Nelicourvi weaver

The nelicourvi weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Together with its closest relative, the sakalava weaver, it is sometimes placed in a separate genus Nelicurvius. A slender, sparrow-like bird, it is 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighing 20–28 g (0.71–0.99 oz). Breeding males have a black bill and head, brown eyes, yellow collar, grey belly, chestnut-brown lower tail coverts, olive back, and blackish flight feathers edged greenish. Non-breeding males have mottled grey and green heads. In the breeding female the front of the head is yellow and the back olive green, with a broad yellow eyebrow. It builds solitary, roofed, retort-shaped nests, hanging by a rope from a branch, vine or bamboo stem, in an open space. It primarily feeds on insects, looking on its own or in very small groups, often together with long-billed bernieria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland and mountain forests. The conservation status of Nelicourvi weaver is least concern according to the IUCN Red List.