White-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba junoniae comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Columba junoniae Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 43,8 cm (17.2 in)
Peso 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

Nenhum

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Plumagem

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Pomba-de-cauda-branca (Columba junoniae) — 37-40 cm. Plumagem cinza-escura com cauda de ponta branca e reflexo iridescente no pescoço. Endémica das laurissilvas de La Palma, La Gomera e Tenerife nas Ilhas Canárias. Habita florestas densas de altitude média a alta. Em declínio devido à perda de habitat e predação por espécies invasoras.

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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