Grey-headed Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Leptotila plumbeiceps comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Grey-headed Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Leptotila plumbeiceps | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Orden | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Familia | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Extinct |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 28,2 cm (11.1 in) | — |
| Peso | 172,0 g (6.07 oz) | — |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Grey-headed Dove
Soft, gentle cooing with grey-headed quality; warm notes typical of South American dry tropical forest.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Estado de conservación
Grey-headed Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Grey-headed Dove
Grey-headed Dove: gray head; brown above; pale pinkish-buff below; long graduated tail; bare red facial skin; Central American
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Grey-headed Dove
Medium dove, 25–28 cm, brown above with a grey head and pale grey breast graduating to white on the belly. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forest from Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. 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.