Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi)

Other Names (World)
Negros Bleeding-heart, Keay's Bleeding-heart, Negros Pigeon, Negros Blood-breasted Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Clarke, 1900)

Habitat
Dense closed-canopy forests. From 300 - 1,000 m, and exceptionally to 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Negros (central-eastern Philippines).

Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearance for agriculture, timber and charcoal-burning, trapping and hunting for food are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Two monosyllabic 'hu' calls, sometimes 'huhu' call inserted into bouts of song. Songs consist of trills of rapidly repeated syllables. Distinguished from other doves by its soft 'coo' and high-pitched 'uu-oom'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi) [XC313170]
by Ross Gallardy from Sibaliw Research Station area, Panay, Western Visayas, Philippines (song)

Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi) [XC433961]
by Brendan Sloan from Sibaliw Research Station Panay, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Mindanao Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera), Mindoro Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae), Luzon Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) and Sulu Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba menagei). All have been considered conspecific by some authorities.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi) - 10 files

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