Peaceful Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geopelia placida comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Peaceful Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Geopelia placida Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Poids 53,5 g (1.89 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Peaceful Dove only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Peaceful Dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing with peaceful quality; warm notes with characteristic melodic repetition in Australasia.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Peaceful Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Peaceful Dove

Small dove, 20–23 cm, similar to Zebra Dove with fine brown-grey barring but slightly plainer and with a paler face. Found in open savanna woodland, farmland, and gardens across northern and eastern Australia. Granivore of tiny seeds on the ground. Forms small flocks in open habitats. 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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