Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii 比較対象 Turtur afer

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-moustached Fruit-dove Blue-spotted Wood-dove
学名 Ptilinopus mercierii Turtur afer
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Extinct Least Concern
体長
翼開長 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 61.4 g (2.17 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

Blue-spotted Wood-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

さえずり

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South American lowland open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

保全状況

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

About These Birds

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.

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–23 cm, rufous-brown with two brilliant blue wing spots and a red bill base. Widespread in woodland, forest edge, and humid savanna across West and Central Africa from Gambia to Angola and Uganda. Granivore of seeds and small invertebrates on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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