Negros bleeding-heart  (Gallicolumba keayi)

Description

This peculiarly coloured pigeon is one of five bleeding-heart species, called so because of the large blood-red patch on the breast (2) (3). The ‘bleeding-heart’ varies slightly in shape and colour among species; the Negros bleeding-heart having a narrower red patch on its white breast than other bleeding-hearts (2). It has dark chestnut upperparts with a reddish-purple gloss, creamy-buff underparts, and an iridescent green head and neck (4). It also has a noticeable greyish-white band across its folded wing (2).

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