Gallicolumba

Gallicolumba is a genus of ground-dwelling pigeons and doves native to the Philippines and nearby Pacific islands. Several species are called bleeding-heart doves for the red or orange patches on their breasts.

Connect

Luzon bleeding-heart: A forest-dwelling pigeon endemic to Luzon, distinguished by a vivid red breast patch. The best-known Gallicolumba, and the namesake of the bleeding-heart group.
Columbidae: The bird family comprising pigeons and doves. Gallicolumba is one lineage within this broad family.
IUCN Red List: A global assessment system that classifies species by extinction risk. Its assessments document the severe risks facing some Gallicolumba species.
Pampusana: A genus of ground doves from the Pacific islands, formerly included partly within Gallicolumba. Taxonomic revisions moved several Pacific species out of Gallicolumba into this genus.
Mindanao bleeding-heart: A bleeding-heart pigeon native to the Philippine islands of Mindanao and Samar. This species shows how the genus’s familiar breast marking varies across islands.
Columbiformes: The bird order containing pigeons and doves. This order places Gallicolumba within the wider bird classification.
Deforestation in the Philippines: The loss and degradation of forest cover across the Philippine islands. Forest clearance threatens the habitat of Philippine ground doves.
Geopelia: A genus of small, slender ground doves native to Australasia. Its ground-dwelling members resemble Gallicolumba ecologically but belong to a different lineage.
Negros bleeding-heart: A critically endangered pigeon endemic to Negros and Panay in the Philippines. Its extreme rarity makes it a prominent conservation case within the genus.
Island biogeography: The study of how island area, isolation, and colonization shape species diversity. Island isolation helps explain the genus’s scattered range and endemic species.