Maroon-chested Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Paraclaravis mondetoura مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Maroon-chested Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Paraclaravis mondetoura Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 23,4 cm (9.2 in)
الوزن 91,23333333333333 g (3.22 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Maroon-chested Ground Dove only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Maroon-chested Ground Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with maroon-chested richness; warm notes typical of South American highland forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Maroon-chested Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Maroon-chested Ground Dove

Small dove, 18–21 cm; male is dark purplish-grey; female is brown with chestnut wing bars. Inhabits humid montane forest in the Andes from Mexico to Bolivia, appearing irruptively during bamboo masting events. Granivore of bamboo seeds. Nomadic and infrequently observed. Near Threatened due to Andean forest loss.

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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