Due to its biological line and its survival status, it has been listed as an EDGE species by the Zoological Society of London.

[4] A phylogenetic study in 2013 found strong evidence suggesting that the Philippine bleeding-hearts are monophyletic, or that they belong to the same taxonomic clade tied by a common ancestor.

These regions are Puerto Galera, MUFRC Experimental Forest, Siburan, and Mounts Iglit–Baco Natural Park, but scientists believe other populations may be scattered in other localities.

[9] This bird favors dry forest floors overrun with bamboos and rattans, occasionally dotted with limestone outcrops and boulders.

Few recordings of the Mindoro bleeding-heart's song exist, and some of those that do are not made publicly available because they threaten to exacerbate issues of trapping and endangerment.

[7] The IUCN Red List classifies it as Critically Endangered with an estimate of just 50–249 mature individuals and a declining population.

Snares intended mainly for other animals such as Red junglefowl and other small mammals accidentally catch bleeding-hearts.

[11] Conservation actions proposed include to map the remaining forests on Mindoro, and survey these areas to clarify its current distribution and population status.

It has also been recommended follow up on anecdotal reports of the species, establish captive breeding populations, conduct ecological studies to assess its requirements for breeding and foraging, and regulate hunting of wildlife species and the extraction of forest products within key habitats.

The Haribon Foundation has invested over 15 years in a project that seeks to integrate local communities via education and development; the organization has simultaneously teamed up with the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and local government initiatives to push for legislation that forbids deforestation.