Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii comparé à Trugon terrestris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Red-moustached Fruit-dove Thick-billed Ground-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus mercierii Trugon terrestris
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 34,7 cm (13.7 in)
Poids 375,75 g (13.25 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Thick-billed Ground-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

Chant

Soft, thick-billed cooing with resonant quality; deep warm notes through dense New Guinea lowland forest.

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

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.

Thick-billed Ground-pigeon

Stout, medium-large ground pigeon, 28–32 cm, with olive-brown upperparts, a thick pale bill, white facial markings, and rufous-barred underparts. Restricted to dense lowland and foothill rainforest of New Guinea. Terrestrial forager of seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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