Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia macassariensis comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Macropygia macassariensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Peso 237,0 g (8.36 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with mild quality through arid Australian terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 35–38 cm, rufous-brown with barred upperparts and a long tail. Restricted to the islands of Sulawesi's Flores Sea group, including Selayar, Tanahjampea, and Kalao. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Frugivore. Near Threatened due to small range and 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.

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