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In Philippine mythology, the Limokon was believed by the Mandaya, Bagobo, and Manobo people of Mindanao to be an omen bird.
In Luzon, a blue bird called the Tigmamanukan was similarly believed by the Tagalog people to be an omen bird.
In Delgado's Historia, Chap. X that deals with 'wood pigeons and turtledoves' and their names in the Visayan languages: "The fourth type [of dove] is called 'limocon' by the natives, they are a kind [ie 'appearance'] of large quail that have red feet and beak; They present very beautiful sheen formed by their green plumage on a white background". This 1897 reprint of Delgado was annotated with the bird being identified as calcophaps indica or the Common emerald dove. However, today there are various birds called 'limokon' (all are types of wild pigeons belong to Columbidae family from various genus) including White-eared brown dove. Both of these bird species have plumage of 'white streak' over their eyes (as suggested by Delgado). Likely the term 'limokon' applied to various types of wild pigeons in the various languages in the Philippines, some of which were considered 'magical' and or 'omen birds'.