Diamond Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geopelia cuneata verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Diamond Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Geopelia cuneata Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 17,8 cm (7.0 in)
Gewicht 33,5 g (1.18 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Diamond Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with trilling quality; pure warm notes typical of Caribbean island forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Diamond Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Diamond Dove

Tiny dove, 19–21 cm, pale blue-grey with fine white spots on the wings and a red eye-ring on bare orbital skin. Endemic to arid and semi-arid Australia, inhabiting open spinifex and mulga country near water. Granivore of tiny seeds. Highly popular as a cage bird worldwide. 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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