Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba malherbii से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba malherbii Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 34.6 cm (13.6 in)
वजन 308.5 g (10.88 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon

गीत

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through open dry woodland in Americas. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon

Sao Tome endemic pigeon, 26–28 cm, dark slaty-brown with an iridescent bronze-green nape patch and pale underparts. Restricted to the forests of São Tomé Island in the Gulf of Guinea. Frugivorous, foraging in the forest canopy for fruits and berries. Threatened by habitat loss; classified as Near Threatened.

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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