Lemon Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Aplopelia larvata comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Lemon Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Aplopelia larvata Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 28,6 cm (11.3 in)
Peso 163,5 g (5.77 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Lemon Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Lemon Dove

Canto

Soft, lemon-toned cooing with delicate quality; gentle pure notes typical of lemon dove in African forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Lemon Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Lemon Dove

Small, 24–26 cm dove with warm cinnamon-brown plumage, a pale grey face mask, and a dark bill. Also known as Cinnamon Dove. Inhabits dense montane and coastal forests of eastern and southern Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa. Terrestrial forager of seeds and fallen fruits on the forest floor. 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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