Mindoro bleeding-heart

The Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae) (Mangyan: kulo-kulo also lesser known names as la-do, manatad, manuk-manuk, punay, and puñalada) is bird native to the Philippines solely found on the island of Mindoro. It is an endangered species. The Mindoro bleeding-heart is a type of ground dove. It is threatened by habitat loss, especially for marble extraction. Due to its biological line and its survival status, it has been listed as an EDGE species by the Zoological Society of London.[2]

Mindoro bleeding-heart
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Gallicolumba
Species:
G. platenae
Binomial name
Gallicolumba platenae
(Salvadori, 1891)

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