Welcome to Luzonica!

Luzonica, Birds of the World, is dedicated to promoting Understanding, Appreciation and Conservation of all birds. Our organization is focused on education, bringing birds from around the world into classrooms and to special events. Please select one of the links to the left for more information, and to see some of the types of birds we work or would like to work with in the future.

We are a nonprofit organization.

Check out our new section: Birds in the News!

We have added a new section to the Luzonica website, with articles from various online sources about birds (both domestic and wild) in the news! Check in every week or month for updated news articles featuring our feathered friends!

Where did the name Luzonica come from?

Luzonica is part of the Latin name for the Luzon Bleeding-Heart Dove. I became fascinated by this dove when I read about it in a field guide to birds from South Asia. Gallicolumba luzonica is the Latin name of the dove and the word "luzonica" sounded beautiful to me. No sooner had I decided to start my own education program, than I knew it would be called Luzonica. For more information about the Luzon Bleeding-Heart Dove, please see our page on doves. After several years of doing educational presentations, Luzonica is proud to have a representative from the species it is named after. Our little Luzon Bleeding-Heart Dove is tame, though timid, and accompanies us to classrooms, where kids and adults can see her striking coloration.