Pale-vented Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas cayennensis comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pale-vented Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Patagioenas cayennensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 36,1 cm (14.2 in)
Peso 232,16666666666666 g (8.19 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pale-vented Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Pale-vented Pigeon

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with mild quality through African dry woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pale-vented Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pale-vented Pigeon

Medium pigeon, 28–31 cm, pale brownish-grey with a white or very pale vent and undertail-coverts contrasting with the body. Widespread in tropical South America from Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil, favouring forest edges, riverine gallery forest, and savanna woodland. Frugivore of small fruits and seeds. 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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