Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Vinaceous Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii مقارنةً بـ Streptopelia vinacea

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-moustached Fruit-dove Vinaceous Dove
الاسم العلمي Ptilinopus mercierii Streptopelia vinacea
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 105,66666666666667 g (3.73 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Vinaceous Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Vinaceous Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes through dense forest in Andaman Islands. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Vinaceous 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.

Vinaceous Dove

Medium dove, 25–27 cm, vinaceous-pinkish grey with a dark brown mantle, narrow black neck collar, and pale underparts. Found in the Sahel zone across West and East Africa from Gambia to Sudan, inhabiting dry savanna, thorn scrub, and farmland. Granivore of grass seeds and cultivated grains. Least Concern.

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