Andaman Cuckoo-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Macropygia rufipennis comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Macropygia rufipennis Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Poids 257,5 g (9.08 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

Chant

Loud, resonant cooing; carrying notes given from open Australian dry woodland at dawn. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove

Slender cuckoo-dove, 35–38 cm, rufous-brown with rufous-chestnut wings and minimal barring on the back. Restricted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Inhabits dense tropical forest. 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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