Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Crested Cuckoo-Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparé à Reinwardtoena crassirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Red-moustached Fruit-dove Crested Cuckoo-Dove
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus mercierii Reinwardtoena crassirostris
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 40,7 cm (16.0 in)
Poids 259,0 g (9.14 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Crested Cuckoo-Dove only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Crested Cuckoo-Dove

Chant

Soft, gentle cooing with mild quality; delicate pure notes carrying across Southeast Asian open terrain.

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Statut de conservation

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Crested Cuckoo-Dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Crested Cuckoo-Dove

Plumage

Flock Bronzewing: blue-gray above; white below; iridescent blue-green wing spots; bare red facial skin; Australian nomadic dove

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About These Birds

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.

Crested Cuckoo-Dove

Large cuckoo-dove, 42–47 cm, rufous-brown with a bold frontal crest, grey head, and long barred tail. Confined to the Solomon Islands where it inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore of forest fruits. Its prominent crest distinguishes it from other Reinwardtoena species. Least Concern.

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