Crested Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ocyphaps lophotes से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Crested Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ocyphaps lophotes Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 32.1 cm (12.6 in)
वजन 201.0 g (7.09 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Crested Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Crested Pigeon

गीत

Loud, whooping display call; distinctive resonant notes with iconic Australian quality carrying across scrubland.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Crested Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Crested Pigeon

Slender, 31–35 cm pigeon with grey plumage, brown wings, iridescent wing patches, and a conspicuous upright black-tipped crest. Widespread across Australia in open woodland, grassland, and farmland. Granivore of seeds on the ground. Commonly seen in pairs or small flocks. The crest raises when alarmed. Least Concern.

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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