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Gallicolumba menagei

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Gallicolumba menagei Life habits and morphological characteristics

They have a prominent cluster of red feathers right in the center of their chest. They are endemic to the Philippines.

Gallicolumba menagei Distribution range and habitat

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.

Gallicolumba menagei Detailed Introduction

Its scientific name is Gallicolumba menagei and its foreign name is Sulu Bleeding-heart.

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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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