New Guinea Bronzewing vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Henicophaps albifrons verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal New Guinea Bronzewing Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Henicophaps albifrons Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 38,5 cm (15.2 in) —
Gewicht 247,0 g (8.71 oz) —
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

New Guinea Bronzewing only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

New Guinea Bronzewing

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes barely audible, critically endangered Brazilian dove species. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

New Guinea Bronzewing

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

New Guinea Bronzewing

Medium-large terrestrial pigeon, 30–34 cm, dark brown with a white forehead and extensive bronze-green iridescence on the wings. Inhabits lowland and hill rainforest in New Guinea, typically on the forest floor. Feeds on seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates. 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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