Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Mourning Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii 비교 대상 Zenaida macroura

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Red-moustached Fruit-dove Mourning Dove
학명 Ptilinopus mercierii Zenaida macroura
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Extinct Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 28.9 cm (11.4 in)
체중 127.0 g (4.48 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Mourning Dove only

없음

보전 상태

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Mourning Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Mourning Dove

깃털

Mourning Dove: pale gray-brown; pinkish breast; long pointed tail; black wing spots; pale below; common North American 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.

Mourning Dove

Slender dove, 28–33 cm, with grey-brown plumage, a long pointed tail with white outer feathers, and small black facial spots. North America's most hunted game bird, numbering ~400 million. Inhabits open farmland, grassland, and suburban areas across the USA, Mexico, and Central America. Granivore of seeds and grains. Least Concern.

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