Madeira Laurel-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba trocaz مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Madeira Laurel-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Columba trocaz Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 47,0 cm (18.5 in)
الوزن 456,82 g (16.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Madeira Laurel-pigeon only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality, historically documented from Afep forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

الريش

Madeira Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple-green neck gloss; white-tipped dark tail; Macaronesian laurel forest endemic

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

Madeira Laurel-pigeon (Columba trocaz) — 37–40 cm. Large dark grey pigeon; iridescent silver-pink neck patch; no white markings. Endemic to Madeira in dense laurisilva (laurel forest). Frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened; dependent on remaining laurel forest. Protected species.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii), 27 cm. Green with a red moustachial streak and orange underparts; endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Last confirmed on Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Possibly Extinct; last reliably recorded in the 1970s. Threatened by introduced rats and cats.

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