Yungas Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Leptotila megalura compared with Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Yungas Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Leptotila megalura | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Order | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Family | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Extinct |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 30.0 cm (11.8 in) | — |
| Weight | 218.0 g (7.69 oz) | — |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | 2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Yungas Dove
Soft, gentle cooing with Yungas quality; pure warm notes typical of Andean slope dense humid forest.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Conservation Status
Yungas Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Yungas Dove
Yungas Dove: brown above; pale gray-white below; long graduated tail; bare facial skin; Bolivian Andean Yungas forest dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Yungas Dove
Medium dove, 27–30 cm, brown above with a grey head, pale underparts, and notably long tail with white tips. Inhabits humid foothill and montane forest of the Yungas zone in Bolivia and northwestern Argentina (Tucumán to Jujuy). Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Least Concern.
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.