This long tailed, beautiful Azure-winged Magpie or the Cyanopica cyana was collecting raw materials for its nest.  Taken at Beijing, China near the gate entrance of the Temple of Heaven.
This long tailed, beautiful Azure-winged Magpie or the Cyanopica cyana was collecting raw materials for its nest.  Taken at Beijing, China near the gate entrance of the Temple of Heaven.
The Luzon Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) is a number of species of ground dove in the genus Gallicolumba that are called "bleeding-hearts". They get this name from a splash of vivid red color at the centre of their white breasts.  The Philippines' Luzon Bleeding-heart is the species in which this feature is most pronounced.

The species is endemic to the central and southern parts of the large island of Luzon, and the neighbouring small Polillo Islands, in the Philippines. It lives in primary or secondary forest, and can be found at altitudes varying from sea level up to 1400 metres. They eat seeds, berries and grubs. They are shy and secretive, and very quiet, and rarely leave the ground except when nesting. Unlike the other bleeding-hearts, they usually lay two eggs in each clutch.

Classified as "near threatened".
This long tailed, beautiful Azure-winged Magpie or the Cyanopica cyana was collecting raw materials for its nest. Taken at Beijing, China near the gate entrance of the Temple of Heaven.
This long tailed, beautiful Azure-winged Magpie or the Cyanopica cyana was collecting raw materials for its nest.  Taken at Beijing, China near the gate entrance of the Temple of Heaven.
This long tailed, beautiful Azure-winged Magpie or the Cyanopica cyana was collecting raw materials for its nest. Taken at Beijing, China near the gate entrance of the Temple of Heaven.
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