Gallicolumba is a genus of ground-dwelling doves which occur in the rainforests on the Philippines, Indonesia, and in the Pacific region. This include the Ground-doves from the Pacific islands like Vanuatu and the Bleeding-hearts known from Mindanao and Luzon. The Bleeding-heart received its name from a vivid-red patch on the breast which looks like an bleeding heart caused by a dagger stab. Their diet consists of fruits.
Currently there are 20 known species. Many of them are either extinct or threatened due to habitat destruction, invasive species, or overhunting.
Species
- Bronze Ground Dove - Gallicolumba beccarii
- Palau Ground Dove - Gallicolumba canifrons
- Mindanao Bleeding-heart - Gallicolumba criniger
- Polynesian Ground Dove - Gallicolumba erythroptera
- Tanna Ground Dove - Gallicolumba ferruginea
- Wetar Ground Dove - Gallicolumba hoedtii
- White-breasted Ground Dove - Gallicolumba jobiensis
- Negros Bleeding-heart - Gallicolumba keayi
- Caroline Islands Ground Dove - Gallicolumba kubaryi
- Luzon Bleeding-heart - Gallicolumba luzonica
- Sulu Bleeding-heart - Gallicolumba menagei
- Mindoro Bleeding-heart - Gallicolumba platenae
- Marquesan Ground Dove - Gallicolumba rubescens
- Cinnamon Ground Dove - Gallicolumba rufigula
- Thick-billed Ground Dove - Gallicolumba salamonis
- Santa Cruz Ground Dove - Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis
- Friendly Ground Dove - Gallicolumba stairi
- Sulawesi Ground Dove - Gallicolumba tristigmata
- White-throated Ground Dove - Gallicolumba xanthonura
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