Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia mackinlayi comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Macropygia mackinlayi Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 29,7 cm (11.7 in)
Poids 86,8 g (3.06 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Chant

Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open rocky terrain in Australia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove

Medium cuckoo-dove, 30–33 cm, pale buff-brown with dark spots across the breast, a rufous back, and a long tail. Inhabits secondary growth and forest edge on the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Frugivore of small fruits and berries. 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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