Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Zenaida Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii مقارنةً بـ Zenaida aurita

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-moustached Fruit-dove Zenaida Dove
الاسم العلمي Ptilinopus mercierii Zenaida aurita
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 29,8 cm (11.7 in)
الوزن 151,5 g (5.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Zenaida Dove only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Zenaida Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Zenaida Dove

الريش

Zenaida Dove: brown-gray; iridescent neck; white wing stripe; short rounded tail; Caribbean dove; white wing stripe diagnostic

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.

Zenaida Dove

Medium dove, 26–29 cm, with reddish-brown plumage, black facial and neck spots, iridescent neck patch, and a rounded tail with white corners. Native to the Caribbean islands from the Bahamas and Cuba to Barbados and Trinidad. Inhabits open woodland, scrub, and farmland. Granivore of seeds. Least Concern.

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