Purple-winged Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Paraclaravis geoffroyi compared with Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Purple-winged Ground Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Paraclaravis geoffroyi | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Order | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Family | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Conservation Status | Critically Endangered | Extinct |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 23.6 cm (9.3 in) | — |
| Weight | 225.0 g (7.94 oz) | — |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | 2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Purple-winged Ground Dove
Soft, gentle cooing with purple-winged quality; delicate notes of this threatened Brazilian dove species.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Conservation Status
Purple-winged Ground Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Purple-winged Ground Dove
Small dove, 18–21 cm; male dark blue with purple wing bars; female brown with rufous wing bars. Tied to Atlantic Forest bamboo in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nomadic, appearing in flocks only during bamboo seeding. Endangered due to extensive Atlantic Forest loss; rarely recorded in recent decades.
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.