Mindoro Bleeding-heart

Gallicolumba platenae

Has a vivid red splash on its chest that looks like a fresh wound. Almost nobody has seen one alive.

Population: IUCN Red List (2016 assessment, criterion C2a(i)): 50–249 mature individuals (≈70–400 total individuals), declining. Species was common in the early 20th century, now severely reduced by habitat loss and hunting. No confirmed record/photograph since 2005 — some sources consider it possibly extinct.
Habitat: Closed-canopy primary (and some secondary) lowland forest, generally below ~750–800 m elevation, favoring dry substrates on gentle slopes and dry forest floor with bamboo/rattan thickets and dry riverbeds.
Fun fact: It gets its "bleeding heart" name from a patch of bright plumage on the breast that looks like an open wound — a pattern shared with several other Gallicolumba doves; per IUCN it breeds around May and has a generation length of 6.6 years (a demographic figure, not a documented max lifespan).
Range: Endemic to Mindoro Island, Philippines. Confirmed records from only four sites since 1980: Puerto Galera, the MUFRC Experimental Forest, the Siburan forest area (which holds the largest remaining suitable habitat), and Mounts Iglit-Baco Natural Park.
Diet: Not directly documented by IUCN/BirdLife ("terrestrial, forages on the forest floor"); Wikipedia notes an observation of the species feeding on fig fruit alongside green pigeons. Treat as poorly documented/presumed.
Size: 0.28 m

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