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Species
Near Threatenedvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gallicolumba
- Mass
- 196
- Image
- Luzon.bleeding.heart.dove.arp.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Gallicolumba luzonica
- Commons category
- Gallicolumba luzonica
- Commons gallery
- Gallicolumba luzonica
- taxon common name
- rola-apunhalada-de-lução
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 17
- endemic to
- Philippines
- short name
- G. luzonica
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Encyclopedic overview
The Luzon bleeding-heart, bleeding-heart dove, bleeding-heart pigeon or punay (Gallicolumba luzonica) is a species of ground dove in the genus Gallicolumba, known as "bleeding-hearts" due to their distinctive red patch on its chest. It was also known as paloma de punalada 'stabbed pigeon' but is nowadays more commonly referred to as just punalada. The Luzon bleeding-heart is the species in which the "blood" feature is most pronounced, while the Mindanao bleeding-heart does have a larger red patch, the Luzon bleeding-heart has a reddish hue extending down the belly, furthering the illusion of a blood stain. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting for the pet trade and for meat.
It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess Luzon bleeding-hearts under Philippine Law RA 9147.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luzon Bleeding-heart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.