Picazuro Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas picazuro مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Picazuro Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Patagioenas picazuro Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 43,6 cm (17.2 in)
الوزن 320,0 g (11.29 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Picazuro Pigeon only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Picazuro Pigeon

الغناء

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical forest in Americas. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Picazuro Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Picazuro Pigeon

Large, conspicuous pigeon, 33–38 cm, pale grey-brown with white-edged wing feathers forming a scaled pattern and a red orbital ring. One of South America's commonest pigeons, widespread in open woodlands, cerrado, and agricultural land from Brazil to Argentina. Granivore of seeds and grains. 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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