Bare-eyed Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas corensis comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bare-eyed Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Patagioenas corensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Poids 272,5 g (9.61 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Bare-eyed Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bare-eyed Pigeon

Chant

Deep, resonant cooing with bare-eyed warmth; rich carrying notes through dense tropical American forest canopy.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bare-eyed Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bare-eyed Pigeon

Plumage

Araucanian Pigeon: dark gray; iridescent neck gloss; pale below; Andean South American pigeon; dark gray overall plumage

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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About These Birds

Bare-eyed Pigeon

Medium pigeon, 28–32 cm, pale grey-brown with conspicuous bare yellow-orange orbital skin, giving it a wide-eyed appearance. Restricted to arid coastal scrub and dry forests of northwestern Venezuela, Colombia, and the southern Caribbean islands (Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire). Feeds on seeds and cactus fruits. 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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