Crested Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ocyphaps lophotes 비교 대상 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Crested Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
학명 Ocyphaps lophotes Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Extinct
체장
날개 폭 32.1 cm (12.6 in)
체중 201.0 g (7.09 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Crested Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Crested Pigeon

노래

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

보전 상태

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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