Purple Quail-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Geotrygon purpurata comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Purple Quail-Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Geotrygon purpurata | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Orden | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Familia | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Estado de conservación | Endangered | Extinct |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 26,8 cm (10.6 in) | — |
| Peso | 142,0 g (5.01 oz) | — |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Purple Quail-Dove
Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Estado de conservación
Purple Quail-Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Purple Quail-Dove
Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation.
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.