Yellow-legged Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba pallidiceps से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Yellow-legged Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba pallidiceps Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 46.4 cm (18.3 in)
वजन 459.0 g (16.19 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Yellow-legged Pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-legged Pigeon

गीत

Deep, resonant cooing with yellow-legged warmth; low mellow notes audible through dense Pacific island forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-legged Pigeon

पंख

Yellow-legged Pigeon: dark olive-gray above; pale gray below; yellow legs; iridescent neck gloss; Pacific island pigeon; yellow legs

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) — 37–40 cm. Pale grey head; dark back; pale underparts; distinctive yellow-orange legs and feet; red bill. Inhabits forest and forest edge on islands of the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation and hunting pressure.

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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