Maroon-chested Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Paraclaravis mondetoura verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Maroon-chested Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Paraclaravis mondetoura Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,4 cm (9.2 in)
Gewicht 91,23333333333333 g (3.22 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Maroon-chested Ground Dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Maroon-chested Ground Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with maroon-chested richness; warm notes typical of South American highland forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Maroon-chested Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Maroon-chested Ground Dove

Small dove, 18–21 cm; male is dark purplish-grey; female is brown with chestnut wing bars. Inhabits humid montane forest in the Andes from Mexico to Bolivia, appearing irruptively during bamboo masting events. Granivore of bamboo seeds. Nomadic and infrequently observed. Near Threatened due to Andean forest loss.

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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