Japanese Woodpigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba janthina comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Japanese Woodpigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Columba janthina Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 47,6 cm (18.7 in)
Peso 397,0 g (14.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Japanese Woodpigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Japanese Woodpigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Japanese Woodpigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Japanese Woodpigeon

Plumaje

Japanese Woodpigeon: dark glossy brown-black; green-purple neck gloss; pale below; Japanese island woodpigeon; forest specialist

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Japanese Woodpigeon

Japanese Woodpigeon (Columba janthina) — 37–43 cm. Entirely dark glossy purplish-black with green-and-purple iridescence; heavy yellow-red bill. Inhabits forests of the Japanese island chain from Kyushu south through the Ryukyus. Frugivore. Near Threatened; pressured by habitat loss and hunting.

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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