Pale-capped Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba punicea verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pale-capped Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba punicea Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Gewicht 440,0 g (15.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Pale-capped Pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pale-capped Pigeon

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense Bonin Island forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Pale-capped Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Pale-capped Pigeon

Gefieder

Pale-capped Pigeon: pale silvery crown; dark body; green neck gloss; reddish bill; Southeast Asian vulnerable forest pigeon

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pale-capped Pigeon

Pale-capped Pigeon (Columba punicea) — 36–40 cm. Maroon-chestnut body; pale greyish-white cap; greenish neck gloss; red orbital skin. Inhabits forest and forest edge of South and Southeast Asia from northeast India to Vietnam. Frugivore. Vulnerable; severely declining due to forest loss and hunting.

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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