Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba delegorguei comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Columba delegorguei Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud — —
Envergadura 34,7 cm (13.7 in) —
Peso 149,5 g (5.27 oz) —
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Medium-sized pigeon, 28–31 cm, with a rich chestnut back, dark bluish-grey head, and a distinctive iridescent bronze-green nape patch. Males show a white throat streak. Inhabits montane and lowland forests of eastern Africa from Ethiopia to eastern South Africa. Frugivore, feeding on figs and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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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