Rare Philippine doves Luzon Bleeding-hearts repatriated from Singapore

Rare Philippine doves called Luzon Bleeding-hearts were repatriated last week from Singapore after eight years.

According to GMA reporter JP Soriano, these rare doves were repatriated after a conservation breeding agreement with Singapore in 2012. 

Last week, Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap attended the handover at Jurong Bird Park in Singapore.

According to Soriano, the Luzon Bleeding-heart dove species are ground-dwellers found in Central and Southern Luzon and on Polillo Island. – Kaela Malig/RC, GMA News