Pale-capped Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba punicea comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pale-capped Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Columba punicea Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Peso 440,0 g (15.52 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pale-capped Pigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Pale-capped Pigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Pale-capped Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Pale-capped Pigeon

Plumaje

Pale-capped Pigeon: pale silvery crown; dark body; green neck gloss; reddish bill; Southeast Asian vulnerable forest pigeon

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pale-capped Pigeon

Paloma parda (Columba punicea) — Paloma poco común del sudeste asiático, desde la India hasta el sur de China y Vietnam. Plumaje marrón vinoso. Habita en bosques tropicales de tierras bajas. Considerada vulnerable por la pérdida de hábitat.

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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