Squatter Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geophaps scripta से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Squatter Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Geophaps scripta Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 28.1 cm (11.1 in)
वजन 215.5 g (7.60 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Squatter Pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Squatter Pigeon

गीत

Soft, rolling coo with squatter quality; gentle warm notes typical of Australian open dry woodland habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Squatter Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Squatter Pigeon

Medium, 25–30 cm, ground pigeon with brown upperparts, white-spotted breast, and a bare red-and-yellow facial mask. Inhabits open woodland, grassland, and rocky gorges in central and eastern Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Granivore of seeds and small grains on the ground. Near Threatened due to altered fire regimes and habitat change.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family