What is "gallicolumba"

Gallicolumba is a mid-sized genus of ground-dwelling doves ( family Columbidae) which occur in rainforests on the Philippines, Indonesia, and in the Pacific region. They are not closely related to the American ground doves ( genus Columbina). Rather, the present genus is closest to the monotypic thick-billed ground dove genus Trugon.

This genus includes the Pacific ground doves and the bleeding-hearts known from the Philippines. The latter are named for their vivid-red patch on the breast, which looks startlingly like a bleeding wound in some species and has reminded naturalists of a dagger stab. The diet of doves of this genus consists of fruits and seed.