Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Petrophassa rufipennis comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Petrophassa rufipennis Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Poids 154,0 g (5.43 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing with chestnut-quilled warmth; pure notes typical of Australian rocky canyon habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Chestnut-quilled Rock-pigeon

Small, cryptic pigeon, 26–29 cm, with brown streaked plumage and rich chestnut-rufous flight feathers visible in flight. Confined to the rocky sandstone escarpments and gorges of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Granivore of seeds and small grains. 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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