Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia doreya comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Macropygia doreya Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Extinct
Longueur
Envergure
Poids 143,0 g (5.04 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes carrying through open African woodland habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove

Large slender cuckoo-dove, 38–42 cm, rufous-brown with black-barred upperparts and a distinctive cinnamon-rufous head and breast. Inhabits lowland and hill forest on the western Papuan islands, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Frugivore of small fruits and berries in forest canopy. 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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