Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Blue-headed Quail-Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Starnoenas cyanocephala

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Blue-headed Quail-Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Starnoenas cyanocephala
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Endangered
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite — 28,1 cm (11.1 in)
Gewicht — 244,5 g (8.62 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Blue-headed Quail-Dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Blue-headed Quail-Dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with blue-headed richness; warm resonant notes echoing along Caribbean island forest floor.

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Endangered

Blue-headed Quail-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-headed Quail-Dove

Striking ground dove, 29–33 cm, with a brilliant turquoise-blue crown, black and white facial stripe, red bill, and rich rufous-brown body. Endemic to Cuba's lowland forest and scrub. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Endangered due to hunting and deforestation; population fewer than 1,000.

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