Sao Tome Olive-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba thomensis comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sao Tome Olive-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Columba thomensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 46,7 cm (18.4 in)
Peso 466,6666666666667 g (16.46 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Plumaje

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon: large; dark olive-gray; yellow bill and eye-ring; iridescent neck; Sao Tome island endemic; critically large

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Paloma de São Tomé oliva (Columba thomensis) — Gran paloma endémica de São Tomé en el Golfo de Guinea. Una de las palomas más grandes de África, habita en bosques tropicales primarios. En peligro de extinción 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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