Mindoro Bleeding-heart vs Seram Mountain-pigeon

Gallicolumba platenae compared with Gymnophaps stalkeri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Mindoro Bleeding-heart Seram Mountain-pigeon
Scientific Name Gallicolumba platenae Gymnophaps stalkeri
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Critically Endangered Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 30.6 cm (12.0 in) 40.4 cm (15.9 in)
Weight 196.0 g (6.91 oz) 334.0 g (11.78 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Mindoro Bleeding-heart only

None

Seram Mountain-pigeon only

None

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Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Mindoro Bleeding-heart

Least Concern

Seram Mountain-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mindoro Bleeding-heart

Plumage

Mindoro Bleeding-heart: white below with small pink-red breast spot; dark brown above; bare facial skin; Mindoro island endemic

Seram Mountain-pigeon

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About These Birds

Mindoro Bleeding-heart

Medium ground dove, 25–28 cm, with brown upperparts, a large blood-red breast spot, and pale underparts. Endemic to Mindoro in the Philippines. Inhabits dense lowland primary forest. Terrestrial frugivore. Endangered due to severe deforestation reducing Mindoro's forest cover.

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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