Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia macassariensis مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Macropygia macassariensis Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
الوزن 237,0 g (8.36 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with mild quality through arid Australian terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 35–38 cm, rufous-brown with barred upperparts and a long tail. Restricted to the islands of Sulawesi's Flores Sea group, including Selayar, Tanahjampea, and Kalao. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Frugivore. Near Threatened due to small range and deforestation.

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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