Speckled Woodpigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba hodgsonii से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Speckled Woodpigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba hodgsonii Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 45.2 cm (17.8 in)
वजन 308.5 g (10.88 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Speckled Woodpigeon only

कोई नहीं

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Speckled Woodpigeon

गीत

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense forest in Sri Lanka. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Speckled Woodpigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Speckled Woodpigeon

पंख

Speckled Woodpigeon: gray with white flecks; rufous-chestnut mantle; iridescent neck gloss; Himalayan forest woodpigeon species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Speckled Woodpigeon

Speckled Woodpigeon (Columba hodgsonii) — 38–41 cm. Grey-brown with white spotting on wings and back; maroon breast; yellow eye; pale rump. Inhabits dense Himalayan and southern Chinese forest at 1,000–4,000 m. Frugivore; feeds on forest berries and seeds. Forms flocks outside the breeding season.

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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