bleeding heart bleeding heart species bird dove family endemic island surrounding philippines species known specimens collected recorded certainty lives primary secondary forests closed canopy bleeding heart medium sized short tail bright metallic green feathers stretch forehead crown mantle sides breast surround large pale orange breast spot edges gives species bleeding heart lower wings varying shades brown throat chest largely white belly gray like bleeding hearts bleeding heart primarily bird feeding forest floor flying short distances little known behavior sightings searches discover evidence species continued existence bird habitat logged survey revealed bleeding heart common 1970s survives small near survey failed find species hope persist reason currently listed critically endangered iucn surviving population small likely numbering fewer individuals threatened habitat destruction hunting taxonomy bleeding heart originally described male collected small island coast october specific honors minnesota real estate funded expedition member bleeding heart includes bleeding heart bleeding heart bleeding heart bleeding heart birds similar authors considered single species authors place bleeding heart bleeding hearts ground dove subgenus bleeding heart known subspecies called bleeding heart description bleeding heart medium sized short tail bright metallic green feathers stretch forehead crown mantle sides breast feathers dark chestnut color fringed appear violet green different lights wing dark brown feathers gray tip form slight primary greater brown edged dark brown longest feathers tipped black bleeding heart chestnut upper portion tail brown narrowly fringed metallic green violet center tail dark brown edges gray tipped broad black band orange gray area bird eyes black faint hint glossy green chin throat breast pure white upper breast framed large patches metallic green feathers coloration mantle form incomplete breast band center chest patches large pale orange breast spot edges belly gray males females similar appearance plumage juvenile unknown iris light silver gray bill black gray tip feet red bleeding heart long weight unknown bleeding heart easily distinguished terrestrial found dove likely confused bleeding heart dove distinguished larger shoulder patch white dark chestnut bleeding hearts kept pets escape bleeding heart differs bleeding heart having bleeding heart purple bleeding heart lacking prominent gray wing bars orange belly bleeding heart described distribution habitat bleeding heart endemic island nearby southwestern philippines bleeding heart believed mainland indigenous reports species nearby unconfirmed nineteenth century sight record species island center species lives primary secondary forests closed canopy smaller lives beach forest ecology behavior like bleeding hearts bleeding heart primarily bird feeding forest floor flying short distances trees order mate alarmed bleeding hearts run quickly nearby elusive forested habitat known behavior status bleeding heart considered critically endangered iucn bleeding heart considered rare bird specimens males taken species specimens collected october small time definitely seen bleeding heart alive bleeding heart searched days december briefly september success forests cleared august bleeding heart mainland survey generated reports bleeding heart survives regularly seen nearby reported species common 1970s despite expedition failed find signs species discover new report species continued existence reportedly survives small support viable population surviving population bleeding hearts likely small possibly numbering fewer birds threatened continued habitat destruction hunting bleeding hearts popular bleeding heart found escaped bleeding heart instead indigenous bleeding heart protected areas environmental education initiatives 1990s protect surviving population
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