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

Ptilinopus mercierii 비교 대상 Turtur afer

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Red-moustached Fruit-dove Blue-spotted Wood-dove
학명 Ptilinopus mercierii Turtur afer
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Extinct Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 61.4 g (2.17 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

없음

Blue-spotted Wood-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

노래

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

보전 상태

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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