Dusky Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas goodsoni comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Dusky Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Patagioenas goodsoni Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud — —
Envergadura 29,7 cm (11.7 in) —
Peso 176,0 g (6.21 oz) —
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Dusky Pigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Dusky Pigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Dusky Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Dusky Pigeon

Small-medium pigeon, 26–28 cm, uniformly dark sooty-brown with faint iridescent green on the neck. Restricted to humid Pacific-slope forests from Panama to northwest Ecuador. Frugivore of forest fruits. Poorly known and infrequently observed. Least Concern but potentially declining due to 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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