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Gallicolumba luzonica rubiventris Gonzales, 1979

Catanduanes bleeding-heart

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing

Last record: 1971

 

Only known from the holotype. There are recent, unconfirmed, reports of this taxon ("Tamaraw", 2008; Szabo et al. 2012).

 

Distribution

Catanduanes Island, Luzon, Philippines (north-east)

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

Only known from the holotype.

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Gonzales, Pedro C. (1979). Birds of Catanduanes. Zoological Papers of the National Museum, Manila, No. 2.

 

Other references:

Gibbs, David, Barnes, Eustace and Cox, John (2001). Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World. Robertsbridge, Sussex: Pica Press.

Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.

Szabo, J. K., Khwaja, N., Garnett, S. T. and Butchart, S. H. M. (2012). Global Patterns and Drivers of Avian Extinctions at the Species and Subspecies Level. PLoS ONE 7(10): e47080. [see Table S3]

"Tamaraw". (2008). Catanduanes (Luzon). Blog post on http://philippinebirdtrips.blogspot.com.au/ (27 October 2008). Accessed 30 March 2014.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/14552/gallicolumba-luzonica-rubiventris

 

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