Plumbeous Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas plumbea verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Plumbeous Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Patagioenas plumbea Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 35,6 cm (14.0 in)
Gewicht 184,66666666666666 g (6.51 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Plumbeous Pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Plumbeous Pigeon

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Philippine lowland forest edge habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Plumbeous Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Plumbeous Pigeon

Gefieder

Dusky Turtle-dove: dark brown; pale supercilium; iridescent neck; pale below; dark wing panels; African turtle-dove species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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About These Birds

Plumbeous Pigeon

Medium pigeon, 29–32 cm, uniformly dull slate-grey with a slightly paler head, giving a plain, unpatterned appearance. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill tropical forests of South America from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia, Brazil, and Trinidad. Frugivore, feeding quietly in the forest canopy. 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.

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