Blue Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Claravis pretiosa dibandingkan dengan Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Blue Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nama Ilmiah Claravis pretiosa Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordo Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famili Columbidae Columbidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 22,2 cm (8.7 in)
Berat 73,75 g (2.60 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Blue Ground Dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Blue Ground Dove

Kicauan

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of tropical American dry scrub. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Blue Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Blue Ground Dove

Small dove, 18–21 cm; male is pale blue-grey with dark wing spots; female is warm brown with purple-chestnut wing bars. Inhabits forest edge, secondary growth, and thickets from Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, with a preference for bamboo-seeding events. Granivore of bamboo seeds. Nomadic following bamboo flowering cycles. 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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