Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia macassariensis verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Macropygia macassariensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Gewicht 237,0 g (8.36 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with mild quality through arid Australian terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 35–38 cm, rufous-brown with barred upperparts and a long tail. Restricted to the islands of Sulawesi's Flores Sea group, including Selayar, Tanahjampea, and Kalao. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Frugivore. Near Threatened due to small range and deforestation.

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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