Speckled Woodpigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba hodgsonii 비교 대상 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Speckled Woodpigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
학명 Columba hodgsonii Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Extinct
체장
날개 폭 45.2 cm (17.8 in)
체중 308.5 g (10.88 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Speckled Woodpigeon only

없음

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Speckled Woodpigeon

노래

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense forest in Sri Lanka. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

보전 상태

Least Concern

Speckled Woodpigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Speckled Woodpigeon

깃털

Speckled Woodpigeon: gray with white flecks; rufous-chestnut mantle; iridescent neck gloss; Himalayan forest woodpigeon species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Speckled Woodpigeon

Speckled Woodpigeon (Columba hodgsonii) — 38–41 cm. Grey-brown with white spotting on wings and back; maroon breast; yellow eye; pale rump. Inhabits dense Himalayan and southern Chinese forest at 1,000–4,000 m. Frugivore; feeds on forest berries and seeds. Forms flocks outside the breeding season.

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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