Northern Band-tailed Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas fasciata مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Northern Band-tailed Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Patagioenas fasciata Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 41,4 cm (16.3 in)
الوزن 364,0 g (12.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Northern Band-tailed Pigeon only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Northern Band-tailed Pigeon

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with warm quality, extinct Rodrigues dove species. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Northern Band-tailed Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Northern Band-tailed Pigeon

Large, stocky pigeon, 33–38 cm, with purple-brown upperparts, a pale grey head, white half-collar on the nape, and a broad grey tail band. Inhabits montane conifer and mixed forests from British Columbia south through western North America to Nicaragua. Granivore of acorns, pine seeds, and berries. Least Concern; locally migratory.

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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