Mindoro Bleeding-heart
The Plate Dove ( Gallicolumba platenae ), also called Mindoro Bleeding- pigeon, is a rare pigeon from the genus of Indo-Pacific Earth Dove. It is endemic to the Philippine island of Mindoro. The specific epithet honors the German scientist Carl Constantin Platen.
Features
The Plate dove reaches a size of 30 centimeters. Chin, throat and underside are white. In the breast center is a bright orange spots. Top of the head, neck, chest, sides, upper mantle and sides of the chest are dark gray with an iridescent green sheen. The rest of the top is dark chestnut color with a reddish- purple sheen. The small and medium elytra show large gray - white lace. The short tail is gray. The gray upper tail-coverts have a bright Subterminalbinde and bright peaks. The legs are red.
Way of life
Little is known about the life of the Plate dove. She is a shy, mainly soil-inhabiting birds. The Plate pigeon can run well and when it is startled, it flies only short distances. To their food include stipulosa the fruits of Balete Ficus trees. Nest, which consisted of two eggs were discovered in March and April; Young birds in May. The nests were built in 1.5 or 2 meters height in the tendrils of vines and on the branch of a tree. Residents who were surveyed in 1995 reported a breeding season from February to May Information on their hikes are not available.
Inventory and risk
BirdLife International is based on a rough estimate of between 50 and 250 copies and classified the species in the category of " threatened with extinction " ( critically endangered ) a. Through the clearing of lowland rain forests almost all of the habitat of this species was destroyed. In 1988 an area of 120 km ² was only forested and only 25 percent of whom were rain forests with a closed canopy. At the current rate of forest loss on Mindoro, the entire primary forest are expected to disappear below 900 m within a few years. The forests on Siburan and Mount Iglit Baco National Park are threatened by progressive slash and burn farming and occasional selective logging. Collecting Rattan is an impairment of the undergrowth vegetation. Dynamite blasting for marble quarrying represent a threat to the forests in Puerto Gaera represents the hunting with snares for procuring food and for the pet trade are additional threats, especially during the dry season from February to May