Peaceful Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geopelia placida comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Peaceful Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Geopelia placida Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Peso 53,5 g (1.89 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Peaceful Dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Peaceful Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with peaceful quality; warm notes with characteristic melodic repetition in Australasia.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Peaceful Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Peaceful Dove

Small dove, 20–23 cm, similar to Zebra Dove with fine brown-grey barring but slightly plainer and with a paler face. Found in open savanna woodland, farmland, and gardens across northern and eastern Australia. Granivore of tiny seeds on the ground. Forms small flocks in open habitats. 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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