Sao Tome Olive-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba thomensis verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sao Tome Olive-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba thomensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 46,7 cm (18.4 in)
Gewicht 466,6666666666667 g (16.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Gesang

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Gefieder

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon: large; dark olive-gray; yellow bill and eye-ring; iridescent neck; Sao Tome island endemic; critically large

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon (Columba thomensis) — 40–45 cm. Large; dark purplish-grey; yellow orbital skin; spotted wing coverts. Endemic to São Tomé Island in dense forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation of São Tomé's lowland forest.

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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