Mindanao Bleeding-heart

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Mindanao Bleeding-heart
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Gallicolumba Species: G. crinigera
Binomial name
Gallicolumba crinigera (Pucheran, 1853)
Synonyms
Gallicolumba criniger (Pucheran, 1853) (lapsus)

The Mindanao Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera) is a species of bird in the pidgeon and dove family (Columbidae). It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and overhunting. Formerly occurring on Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Dinagat, Mindanao and Basilan, it is only found on Mindanao today. The Basilan subspecies, Gallicolumba crinigera bartletti, apparently became extinct by the mid-20th century.

However, the subspecies Gallicolumba crinigera crinigera seems more common than previously believed; nonetheless, its status is not sufficiently known for a definite assessment. Initially listed as a species of Least Concern in 1988, it was subsequently uplisted to Vulnerable in 1994, and further to Endangered in 2000. With its exact rate of decline still unresolved, it is downlisted again to Vulnerable status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ See BirdLife International (2004, 2007a,b).

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Gallicolumba crinigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 24 July 2007.
• BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
• BirdLife International (2007b): Mindanao Bleeding-heart - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.