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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Seram Mountain-pigeon	West Peruvian Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Gymnophaps stalkeri	Zenaida meloda
Ordnung	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Familie	Columbidae	Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	40,4 cm (15.9 in)	31,6 cm (12.4 in)
Gewicht	334,0 g (11.78 oz)	209,5 g (7.39 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	1	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Seram Mountain-pigeon only

🌲 Forest

West Peruvian Dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Least Concern

West Peruvian Dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Seram Mountain-pigeon

West Peruvian Dove

Gefieder

West Peruvian Dove: pale gray-brown; pale buff below; iridescent neck; white wing stripe; Peruvian Pacific coast species

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About These Birds

Seram Mountain-pigeon

Seram Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps stalkeri), 35 cm. Similar to Buru Mountain-pigeon; dark grey with rufous-chestnut underparts. Endemic to Seram Island, Maluku, Indonesia. Inhabits montane forest above 900 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; island endemic dependent on intact highland forest.

West Peruvian Dove

Medium dove, 27–30 cm, similar to White-winged Dove with a white wing stripe, but slightly paler and more olive-tinged. Restricted to the Pacific coast and dry valleys of Peru and Chile. Inhabits arid coastal scrub, desert edge, and agricultural areas. Granivore of seeds and cactus fruits. Least Concern.

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