Short-billed Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas nigrirostris comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Short-billed Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Patagioenas nigrirostris Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 32,4 cm (12.8 in)
Poids 161,33333333333334 g (5.69 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Short-billed Pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Short-billed Pigeon

Chant

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Short-billed Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Short-billed Pigeon

Medium pigeon, 25–28 cm, plain ruddy brown with a grey crown and a distinctively short dark bill. Found in lowland and foothill humid forests from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. Frugivore of small forest fruits and berries. Often inconspicuous in dense forest understorey. 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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