Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs White-winged Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Zenaida asiatica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove White-winged Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Zenaida asiatica
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 32,2 cm (12.7 in)
Gewicht 147,5 g (5.20 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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White-winged Dove only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

White-winged Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

White-winged Dove

Gefieder

White-winged Dove: gray-brown; large white wing patches visible in flight; rounded tail; blue orbital ring; North American 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.

White-winged Dove

Medium dove, 28–31 cm, with grey-brown plumage, a white wing stripe conspicuous in flight, and a broad rounded tail with white tips. Common in southwestern USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and northwestern South America in open and semi-arid habitats. Frugivore of cactus fruits and granivore of seeds. Least Concern.

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