Crested Quail-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geotrygon versicolor comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Crested Quail-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Geotrygon versicolor Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 31,2 cm (12.3 in)
Poids 225,0 g (7.94 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Crested Quail-Dove only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Crested Quail-Dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing with crested resonance; warm notes typical of dense neotropical forest floor habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Crested Quail-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Crested Quail-Dove

Plumage

Crested Quail-Dove: male with long black crest; iridescent violet-blue back; rufous flanks; white facial stripe; Jamaica endemic

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Crested Quail-Dove

Medium quail-dove, 28–32 cm, with iridescent blue-green crown, a rufous-brown back, grey underparts, and a white facial stripe. Endemic to the Blue Mountains and other forested highlands of Jamaica. Terrestrial frugivore and seed-eater in dense montane forest. Vulnerable due to extremely limited range and continuing forest loss.

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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