Grey-capped Emerald Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Chalcophaps indica comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Grey-capped Emerald Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Chalcophaps indica Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 28,8 cm (11.3 in)
Peso 130,5 g (4.60 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Grey-capped Emerald Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Grey-capped Emerald Dove

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Grey-capped Emerald Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Grey-capped Emerald Dove

Paloma esmeralda (Chalcophaps indica), 23–27 cm. Plumaje verde esmeralda brillante en alas; cabeza y partes inferiores grises rosadas; frente blanca. Habita en selvas húmedas y bordes de bosque desde la India hasta el sudeste asiático y Australia. Se alimenta de semillas y frutos en el suelo.

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.

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