Plain Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas inornata verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Plain Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Patagioenas inornata Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Gewicht 326,6666666666667 g (11.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Plain Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Plain Pigeon

Gesang

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Plain Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Plain Pigeon

Large pigeon, 36–40 cm, plain grey-blue with a pale pinkish head and breast and a red orbital ring. Inhabits forests and forest edges across the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica) and some adjacent islands. Frugivore of forest fruits and berries. Near Threatened due to deforestation and hunting.

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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