Crested Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ocyphaps lophotes مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Crested Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ocyphaps lophotes Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 32,1 cm (12.6 in)
الوزن 201,0 g (7.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Crested Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Crested Pigeon

الغناء

Loud, whooping display call; distinctive resonant notes with iconic Australian quality carrying across scrubland.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Crested Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Crested Pigeon

Slender, 31–35 cm pigeon with grey plumage, brown wings, iridescent wing patches, and a conspicuous upright black-tipped crest. Widespread across Australia in open woodland, grassland, and farmland. Granivore of seeds on the ground. Commonly seen in pairs or small flocks. The crest raises when alarmed. 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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