Stephan's Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Chalcophaps stephani verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Stephan's Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chalcophaps stephani Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
Gewicht 122,0 g (4.30 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Stephan's Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South American and Caribbean terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Stephan's Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Stephan's Dove

Small dove, 24–26 cm, with emerald-green upperparts, a dark chestnut-brown head without a grey cap, and pinkish underparts. Endemic to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, inhabiting lowland and hill rainforest. 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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