Barusan Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia modiglianii مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Barusan Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Macropygia modiglianii Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South Asian dry open woodland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Barusan Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 32–36 cm, rufous-brown with finely barred upperparts and a long, graduated tail. Confined to the Batu Islands (North Pagai, South Pagai, Siberut, and Sipora) off the coast of West Sumatra. Inhabits forest. Frugivore of small fruits. Near Threatened due to forest clearance.

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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