Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Turtur afer

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Blue-spotted Wood-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Turtur afer
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht 61,4 g (2.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Blue-spotted Wood-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South American lowland open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Blue-spotted Wood-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.

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–23 cm, rufous-brown with two brilliant blue wing spots and a red bill base. Widespread in woodland, forest edge, and humid savanna across West and Central Africa from Gambia to Angola and Uganda. Granivore of seeds and small invertebrates on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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