Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba malherbii comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Columba malherbii Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 34,6 cm (13.6 in)
Peso 308,5 g (10.88 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon only

Nenhum

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon

Canto

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through open dry woodland in Americas. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon

Pomba-de-Malherbe (Columba malherbii) — Pomba das florestas do Golfo da Guiné, encontrada em São Tomé e Príncipe e no litoral do Gabão. Apresenta plumagem característica com tonalidades roxas e cinzentas. Habita florestas primárias densas e bordas de floresta. Espécie pouco estudada e com distribuição restrita.

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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