Luzon Bleeding-heart vs Seram Mountain-pigeon

Gallicolumba luzonica compared with Gymnophaps stalkeri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Luzon Bleeding-heart Seram Mountain-pigeon
Scientific Name Gallicolumba luzonica Gymnophaps stalkeri
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 28.5 cm (11.2 in) 40.4 cm (15.9 in)
Weight 179.25 g (6.32 oz) 334.0 g (11.78 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Luzon Bleeding-heart only

None

Seram Mountain-pigeon only

None

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Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Luzon Bleeding-heart

Least Concern

Seram Mountain-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Luzon Bleeding-heart

Plumage

Luzon Bleeding-heart: white below with brilliant crimson-red heart-shaped breast spot; dark brown above; bare facial skin; Philippine

Seram Mountain-pigeon

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About These Birds

Luzon Bleeding-heart

Medium ground dove, 25–30 cm, with brown-grey upperparts and a dramatically blood-red breast patch on white underparts, resembling a chest wound. Endemic to Luzon in the Philippines. Inhabits primary and secondary lowland and hill forest. Terrestrial frugivore. Near Threatened due to deforestation and hunting.

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Seram Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps stalkeri), 35 cm. Similar to Buru Mountain-pigeon; dark grey with rufous-chestnut underparts. Endemic to Seram Island, Maluku, Indonesia. Inhabits montane forest above 900 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; island endemic dependent on intact highland forest.

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