The wild is vibrant with colourful birds. Their splendorous hues, add vitality to the green canvas of nature. The Luzon bleeding-heart is an amazing bird that astonishes us with its brilliant colours.
The bird has a bold-like mark on its breast extending down the belly. The colouration creates the illusion of blood oozing down from its breast.
At the first glance, the bird looks slate grey in colour. However, it can appear to be purple, royal blue or bottle green because of the iridescence of the feathers. The colour will vary further depending on the lighting conditions.
The Luzon bleeding-heart is a shy and secretive bird. It is very quiet and keeps to the ground. It does not leave the ground except for nesting.
Endemic to the southern parts of the large island of Luzon, the bird is found, sometimes, in the neighbouring small Polillo Islands in Philippines too.
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