Hill Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba rupestris comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Hill Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Columba rupestris Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 44,6 cm (17.6 in)
Peso 238,68200000000002 g (8.42 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Hill Pigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Hill Pigeon

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality carrying across open rocky terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Hill Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Hill Pigeon

Plumaje

Hill Pigeon: pale gray; dark wing bars; white tail band; rock pigeon relative; Himalayan cliff species; band-tailed pattern

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Hill Pigeon

Paloma rupestre oriental (Columba rupestris) — Muy similar a la paloma bravía, habita en acantilados y laderas rocosas de Asia central y oriental. Distinguible por la banda caudal blanca. Semi-domesticada en algunos pueblos de Asia.

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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