Partridge Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geophaps smithii comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Partridge Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Geophaps smithii Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 26,6 cm (10.5 in)
Poids 198,16666666666666 g (6.99 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Partridge Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Partridge Pigeon

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing with partridge quality; pure warm notes typical of Australian open dry woodland terrain.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Partridge Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Partridge Pigeon

Medium ground pigeon, 25–29 cm, with cryptic brown plumage, white face spots, a red and yellow facial mask, and a plain brown back. Restricted to rocky escarpments and woodland in the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. Granivore of seeds. Vulnerable due to restricted range, changed fire regimes, and introduced predators.

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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