sambwmn: Luzon Bleeding-Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) is a species of ground dove native to the islands of Luzon and Polillo in the Philippines. They get the name bleeding heart due to a unusual splash of blood red feathers on the center of the birds chest making it look like the bird has received a wound and is bleeding out, this illusion is enhanced due to a reddish hue of feathers on the bird’s front which almost look blood soaked. This species behaves in a similar fashion to other ground pigeons in that it eats mostly eats seeds, berries and grubs and is very secretive almost never leaving the forest floor. Phylogeny Animalia-Chordata-Aves-Coloumbiformes-Columbidae-Gallicolumba-luzonica Source,Source

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