Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Tuxtla Quail-Dove
Ptilinopus mercierii comparado con Zentrygon carrikeri
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Red-moustached Fruit-dove | Tuxtla Quail-Dove |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Ptilinopus mercierii | Zentrygon carrikeri |
| Orden | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Familia | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Estado de conservación | Extinct | Endangered |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | — | 29,3 cm (11.5 in) |
| Peso | — | 270,5 g (9.54 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Estado de conservación
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Tuxtla Quail-Dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Tuxtla Quail-Dove
Tuxtla Quail-Dove: dark brown above; rufous-buff below; bare blue-gray facial skin; long tail; Tuxtla Mexico endemic; endangered
About These Birds
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.
Tuxtla Quail-Dove
Medium quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with brown upperparts, grey head and neck, rufous breast, and pale facial stripe. Confined to cloud forest and humid montane forest in Veracruz and adjacent Oaxaca, Mexico. Terrestrial forager of seeds and fruits. Endangered due to extreme range restriction and continuous cloud-forest loss.