Luzon Bleeding-heart

When to see the Luzon Bleeding-heart

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Luzon Bleeding-heart

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Luzon Bleeding-heart

The Luzon bleeding-heart, bleeding-heart dove, bleeding-heart pigeon or punay 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.

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Easily confused with

Cinnamon Ground DoveGallicolumba rufigulaThe Cinnamon ground dove is around 22–24 cm long and can weigh anywhere from 121-137g. Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigeraThe Mindanao bleeding-heart, also known as Bartlett's bleeding heart dove, Barlett's bleeding heart pigeon and the hair-breasted bleeding heart, is a species of bird in the pigeon family. Sulawesi Ground DoveGallicolumba tristigmataThe Sulawesi ground dove, also known as the yellow-breasted ground dove, is a medium-sized, ground-dwelling dove.