Short-billed Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas nigrirostris comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Short-billed Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Patagioenas nigrirostris Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 32,4 cm (12.8 in)
Peso 161,33333333333334 g (5.69 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Short-billed Pigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Short-billed Pigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Short-billed Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Short-billed Pigeon

Plumaje

Island Collared-dove: pale brown-gray; black half-collar; pale below; dark flight feathers; island-dwelling collared-dove species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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About These Birds

Short-billed Pigeon

Medium pigeon, 25–28 cm, plain ruddy brown with a grey crown and a distinctively short dark bill. Found in lowland and foothill humid forests from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. Frugivore of small forest fruits and berries. Often inconspicuous in dense forest understorey. 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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