Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Ring-necked Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Streptopelia capicola

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Ring-necked Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Streptopelia capicola
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 30,2 cm (11.9 in)
Gewicht 144,66666666666666 g (5.10 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ring-necked Dove

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes carrying through dense tropical forest in Southeast Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Ring-necked 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.

Ring-necked Dove

Medium dove, 26–28 cm, pale grey-brown with a black hindneck collar and a pinkish breast. Extremely common across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa, in open woodland, savanna, and farmland. Granivore of seeds and grain. Familiar garden bird throughout its range and one of Africa's most abundant doves. Least Concern.

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