Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Sunda Collared-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Streptopelia bitorquata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Sunda Collared-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Streptopelia bitorquata
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 32,2 cm (12.7 in)
Gewicht 157,0 g (5.54 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Sunda Collared-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Sunda Collared-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with mild quality through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Sunda Collared-dove

About These Birds

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.

Sunda Collared-dove

Medium dove, 29–33 cm, brown with a pale grey head, two black neck collars (one partial, one full), and a pinkish breast. Native to the Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, and adjacent Indonesian islands. Inhabits open forest, scrub, and agricultural land. Granivore of seeds and grains. Often domesticated across its range. Least Concern.

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