Seram Mountain-pigeon vs Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Gymnophaps stalkeri compared with Zentrygon carrikeri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Seram Mountain-pigeon Tuxtla Quail-Dove
Scientific Name Gymnophaps stalkeri Zentrygon carrikeri
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Endangered
Length
Wingspan 40.4 cm (15.9 in) 29.3 cm (11.5 in)
Weight 334.0 g (11.78 oz) 270.5 g (9.54 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Seram Mountain-pigeon only

None

Tuxtla Quail-Dove only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Endangered

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Plumage

Tuxtla Quail-Dove: dark brown above; rufous-buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; long tail; Tuxtla Mexico endemic; endangered

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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.

Tuxtla Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with brown upperparts, grey head and neck, rufous breast, and pale facial stripe. Confined to cloud forest and humid montane forest in Veracruz and adjacent Oaxaca, Mexico. Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits. Endangered due to extreme range restriction and continuous cloud-forest loss.

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