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Gallicolumba luzonica
SUBFAMILY
Columbinae
TAXONOMY
Columba luzonica Scopoli, 1786, Luzon Philippines. Three subspecies.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Blood-breasted pigeon; French: Gallicolombe poignardee; German: Dolchstichtaube; Spanish: Paloma Apunalada de Luzon.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
11.8 in (30 cm), 6.3 oz (180 g). Orange-red breast spot.
DISTRIBUTION
Philippines, partly.
HABITAT
Forest.
BEHAVIOR
“A courting male chases the female over the ground, then suddenly stops and, with tail raised and feathers puffed out, he may lower his head and arch his wings to display the wing bars or squat back on his tail, strike an upright posture, throw back his head and fluff out his breast facing the female to show to best effect the brilliant breast spot. He may then bow his head forward while uttering the display coo.” (Gibbs et al., 2001).
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Forest floor; seeds, berries, invertebrates.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Scarcely known.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Near Threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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