Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Macropygia amboinensis verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Macropygia amboinensis | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Ordnung | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Familie | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Extinct |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 34,4 cm (13.5 in) | — |
| Gewicht | 174,0 g (6.14 oz) | — |
| Ernährung | -- | -- |
| Gelegegröße | 1 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through African dry woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Erhaltungsstatus
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Large slender cuckoo-dove, 37–42 cm, rufous-brown with fine black barring on the upperparts and a long, graduated tail. Widely distributed in forests and forest edges across the Moluccas, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small fruits, berries, and 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.