Ecuadorian Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columbina buckleyi verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ecuadorian Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columbina buckleyi Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 17,0 cm (6.7 in) —
Gewicht 49,166666666666664 g (1.73 oz) —
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Ecuadorian Ground Dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Ecuadorian Ground Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of lowland tropical American forest floor. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Ecuadorian Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Ecuadorian Ground Dove

Small dove, 15–18 cm, similar to Plain-breasted Ground Dove but with a narrower scaling on the breast and a slightly larger build. Restricted to open and semi-open habitats of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Granivore of seeds. 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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