White-headed Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba leucomela comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut White-headed Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Columba leucomela Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 45,9 cm (18.1 in)
Poids 359,0 g (12.66 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

White-headed Pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

White-headed Pigeon

Chant

Deep, resonant cooing with white-headed clarity; rich carrying notes through dense Australasian forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

White-headed Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-headed Pigeon

Plumage

White-headed Pigeon: white head and underparts; dark black back and wings; bold black-white contrast; Australian species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-headed Pigeon

White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela) — 38–41 cm. Striking black-and-white; white head and breast contrast with black back and wings; red bill. Inhabits rainforest and forest edge along the east coast of Australia. Frugivore; feeds on forest fruits. Locally common; associated with camphor laurel fruits.

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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