Seram Mountain-pigeon vs Dusky Pigeon

Gymnophaps stalkeri compared with Patagioenas goodsoni

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Seram Mountain-pigeon Dusky Pigeon
Scientific Name Gymnophaps stalkeri Patagioenas goodsoni
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 40.4 cm (15.9 in) 29.7 cm (11.7 in)
Weight 334.0 g (11.78 oz) 176.0 g (6.21 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Seram Mountain-pigeon only

None

Dusky Pigeon only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Dusky Pigeon

Song

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of African dry woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Least Concern

Dusky Pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Dusky Pigeon

Plumage

Eurasian Collared-dove: pale sandy-gray; black half-collar; pale below; dark flight feathers; white tail tips; widespread European

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About These Birds

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Seram Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps stalkeri), 35 cm. Similar to Buru Mountain-pigeon; dark grey with rufous-chestnut underparts. Endemic to Seram Island, Maluku, Indonesia. Inhabits montane forest above 900 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; island endemic dependent on intact highland forest.

Dusky Pigeon

Small-medium pigeon, 26–28 cm, uniformly dark sooty-brown with faint iridescent green on the neck. Restricted to humid Pacific-slope forests from Panama to northwest Ecuador. Frugivore of forest fruits. Poorly known and infrequently observed. Least Concern but potentially declining due to deforestation.

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