Bridled Quail-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geotrygon mystacea comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bridled Quail-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Geotrygon mystacea Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud — —
Envergadura 32,4 cm (12.8 in) —
Peso 197,0 g (6.95 oz) —
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Bridled Quail-Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Bridled Quail-Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing with bridled quality; warm notes typical of Caribbean island dense humid forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Bridled Quail-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Bridled Quail-Dove

Plumaje

Bridled Quail-Dove: brown above; pale below; dark bridle-like facial pattern; bare blue-gray orbital skin; Lesser Antilles species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Bridled Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 26–30 cm, with a brown and iridescent purple back, bold white facial stripe ('bridle'), grey underparts, and a rufous crown. Inhabits dense montane and lowland forest across the Lesser Antilles and Virgin Islands. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened due to ongoing deforestation and hurricanes.

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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