Enggano Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia cinnamomea verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Enggano Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Macropygia cinnamomea Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Extinct
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

Gesang

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 32–35 cm, uniform warm cinnamon-rufous with minimal barring and a relatively short tail. Restricted to Enggano Island off the southwestern coast of Sumatra. Inhabits dense lowland forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to extremely small range and ongoing forest loss on the island.

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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