Scaly-naped Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas squamosa verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Scaly-naped Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Patagioenas squamosa Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 42,1 cm (16.6 in) —
Gewicht 311,5 g (10.99 oz) —
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Scaly-naped Pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Scaly-naped Pigeon

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing with scaly-naped richness; warm carrying notes through Caribbean island dense forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Scaly-naped Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Scaly-naped Pigeon

Robust pigeon, 36–40 cm, with dark slate-blue plumage, a vinaceous breast, and a distinctive scaly red neck patch. Resident of tropical forests across the Caribbean archipelago from Puerto Rico to Trinidad. Frugivore foraging in forest canopy and edges. Least Concern but declining on some islands due to 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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