Croaking Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columbina cruziana verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Croaking Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columbina cruziana Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 17,3 cm (6.8 in)
Gewicht 48,475 g (1.71 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Croaking Ground Dove

Gesang

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Croaking Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Croaking Ground Dove

Gefieder

Crested Quail-Dove: black crest; iridescent violet-purple back; white facial stripe; rufous below; Jamaica endemic; unique crest

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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About These Birds

Croaking Ground Dove

Small dove, 17–20 cm, sandy-grey above, pinkish below, with a yellow bill base and a deep croaking call unlike other Columbina. Confined to arid coastal deserts and dry valleys from Ecuador to northern Chile. Granivore of desert seeds and plant material. 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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