Sulu Bleeding-heart

Gallicolumba menagei (Bourns & Worcester, 1894)

Sulu Bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba menagei, is a pigeon in the Columbidae family that breeds in Tawitawi in the southern Philippines. It is tied to the Sulu Archipelago, especially Tawi-Tawi and nearby islets. The bird is associated with closed-canopy primary and secondary forest. It is recognised by the pale orange breast patch that sits among bright metallic green plumage on the head and upper breast, with brown on the wings and back, white on the throat and chest, and an ashy-grey belly. It was described by Bourns and Worcester in 1894.

Order

Columbiformes

Family

Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Tawitawi (s Sulu Arch., s Philippines)