Andaman Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia rufipennis comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Macropygia rufipennis Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Peso 257,5 g (9.08 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

Canto

Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open Australian dry woodland at dawn. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 35–38 cm, rufous-brown with rufous-chestnut wings and minimal barring on the back. Restricted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Inhabits dense tropical forest. Frugivore of small fruits and berries. 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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