White-eared Brown-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Phapitreron leucotis comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-eared Brown-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Phapitreron leucotis Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 25,8 cm (10.2 in)
Peso 120,0 g (4.23 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

White-eared Brown-dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

White-eared Brown-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-eared Brown-dove

Plumaje

White-eared Brown-dove: brown above; white ear patch; pale below; iridescent neck gloss; Philippine endemic brown-dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-eared Brown-dove

Small dove, 21–24 cm, dark brown with a white ear patch, iridescent purple neck feathers, and pale buff underparts. Endemic to the Philippines, widespread across forested lowlands and hills of Luzon, Mindanao, and many smaller islands. Frugivore of small forest fruits. Common and adaptable. 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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