Philippine Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia tenuirostris comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Macropygia tenuirostris Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Peso 178,0 g (6.28 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

Canto

Loud, resonant display call; distinctive carrying notes given from open perch in Australia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 36–40 cm, with rufous-brown plumage, fine black barring on the back, and a long graduated tail. Endemic to the Philippine archipelago in lowland and montane forest. Frugivore of small fruits, berries, and seeds. Common and widespread throughout the Philippines. 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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