Olive-backed Quail-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Leptotrygon veraguensis compared with Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Olive-backed Quail-Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Leptotrygon veraguensis | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Order | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Family | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Extinct |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 26.4 cm (10.4 in) | — |
| Weight | 152.5 g (5.38 oz) | — |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | 2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Andean highland terrain habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Conservation Status
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Olive-backed Quail-Dove: olive-brown back; pale buff below; white supercilium; bare blue facial skin; Central American forest dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Small quail-dove, 23–26 cm, with olive-brown upperparts, a white facial stripe, and buff-white underparts with rufous-washed flanks. Inhabits dense humid lowland and foothill forest from southern Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Ecuador and northern Venezuela. Terrestrial forager. 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.