Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Macropygia nigrirostris verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Macropygia nigrirostris | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Ordnung | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Familie | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Extinct |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 29,3 cm (11.5 in) | — |
| Gewicht | 86,7 g (3.06 oz) | — |
| Ernährung | -- | -- |
| Gelegegröße | 1-2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open woodland and scrub in Australia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Erhaltungsstatus
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
Slender cuckoo-dove, 30–34 cm, rufous-brown with a fine dark-barred back, long tail, and a distinctive dark (black) bill. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small forest fruits. 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.