Gallicolumba menagei
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name:Gallicolumba menagei
- Aliases:Gallicolumba menagei,Sulu Bleeding-heart
- Outline:Landfowl
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Feature
Details
Its scientific name is Gallicolumba menagei and its foreign name is Sulu Bleeding-heart.
Two specimens of Tawi pigeon were collected in Sulu in 1891, but no definitive records have been recorded since. In 1995, several local findings were reported. They are believed to be so rare that they are listed as endangered.
Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2010 Red List of birds - Critically Endangered (CR).
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Location
It is distributed in the Pacific Islands, including Taiwan Province of China, Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands, and the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java Island, and Papua New Guinea.
Form
They have a prominent cluster of red feathers right in the center of their chest. They are endemic to the Philippines.