Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Petrophassa rufipennis مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Petrophassa rufipennis Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
الوزن 154,0 g (5.43 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with chestnut-quilled warmth; pure notes typical of Australian rocky canyon habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

Small, cryptic pigeon, 26–29 cm, with brown streaked plumage and rich chestnut-rufous flight feathers visible in flight. Confined to the rocky sandstone escarpments and gorges of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Granivore of seeds and small 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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