Violaceous Quail-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geotrygon violacea 比較対象 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Violaceous Quail-Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Geotrygon violacea Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 28.7 cm (11.3 in)
体重 120.0 g (4.23 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Violaceous Quail-Dove only

None

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Violaceous Quail-Dove

さえずり

Soft, gentle cooing with violaceous quality; warm resonant notes through dense South American humid forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保全状況

Least Concern

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Violaceous Quail-Dove

羽毛

Violaceous Quail-Dove: iridescent violet-blue glossed back; brown above; pale buff below; white supercilium; neotropical forest

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Small quail-dove, 23–26 cm, with a violet iridescent crown and nape, rufous back, white facial stripe, and pale buff-white underparts. Inhabits lowland humid forest from Nicaragua through Colombia to Bolivia, southeastern Brazil, and Argentina. Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits and seeds. 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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