The species Sulu Bleeding-heart is possibly extinct. |
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- Gallicolumba menagei
Identification
30 cm. Bright orange-red central patch on white breast, dark grey forehead, iridescent green nape and upper mantle, white throat and breast-sides. Rest of upperparts dark chestnut, glossed deep reddish-purple, with uniform brownish-chestnut wings. Belly ashy-grey, merging into creamy-white vent and undertail-coverts.
Distribution
Tawitawi I. (Sulu Archipelago), Philippines.
Known only from two specimens collected in 1891.
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.[1]
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Ground feeder.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sulu Bleeding-heart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sulu_Bleeding-heart