Cameroon Olive-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba sjostedti से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Cameroon Olive-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Columba sjostedti Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 43.4 cm (17.1 in)
वजन 308.5 g (10.88 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Cameroon Olive-pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

गीत

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

पंख

Cameroon Olive-pigeon: olive-gray; yellow orbital ring; purple neck gloss; Cameroon highlands montane forest endemic pigeon

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Cameroon Olive-pigeon

Cameroon Olive-pigeon (Columba sjostedti) — 36–40 cm. Dark purplish-grey; yellow bill and orbital ring; spotted wing coverts; white-tipped tail. Endemic to montane forest of Cameroon, Bioko Island, and adjacent Nigeria. Frugivore. Restricted-range species of the Cameroon Highlands.

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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