Andaman Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia rufipennis مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Macropygia rufipennis Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
الوزن 257,5 g (9.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

الغناء

Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open Australian dry woodland at dawn. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 35–38 cm, rufous-brown with rufous-chestnut wings and minimal barring on the back. Restricted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Inhabits dense tropical forest. Frugivore of small fruits and berries. Least Concern.

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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