Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii مقارنةً بـ Turtur afer

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-moustached Fruit-dove Blue-spotted Wood-dove
الاسم العلمي Ptilinopus mercierii Turtur afer
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 61,4 g (2.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Blue-spotted Wood-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South American lowland open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

About These Birds

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.

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–23 cm, rufous-brown with two brilliant blue wing spots and a red bill base. Widespread in woodland, forest edge, and humid savanna across West and Central Africa from Gambia to Angola and Uganda. Granivore of seeds and small invertebrates on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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