Brown-capped Emerald Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Chalcophaps longirostris verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Brown-capped Emerald Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chalcophaps longirostris Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 30,4 cm (12.0 in)
Gewicht 146,0 g (5.15 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Brown-capped Emerald Dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Brown-capped Emerald Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with emerald warmth; pure notes with mild quality through Australasian dense forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Brown-capped Emerald Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Brown-capped Emerald Dove

Small dove, 23–26 cm, with iridescent emerald-green upperparts, a brown crown (not grey), and a longer bill than the Grey-capped Emerald Dove. Ranges from the Andamans and Sundas through New Guinea to Australia and Pacific islands. Inhabits dense rainforest and monsoon forest. Granivore and frugivore on the forest floor. 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.

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