White-tipped Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Leptotila verreauxi comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut White-tipped Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Leptotila verreauxi Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 27,3 cm (10.7 in)
Poids 151,0 g (5.33 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

White-tipped Dove only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

White-tipped Dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South American highland terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

White-tipped Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tipped Dove

Plumage

White-tipped Dove: pale gray-brown; white-tipped outer tail feathers; pinkish-buff breast; bare red facial skin; South American

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-tipped Dove

Medium dove, 27–30 cm, brown above with a pale grey head, white forehead, pinkish breast, and white tail corners conspicuous in flight. One of the most widespread Neotropical doves, found in open woodland, dry forest, and scrub from Texas through Central America to northern Chile and Argentina. Frugivore and granivore on the ground. 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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