Yellow-legged Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba pallidiceps comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Yellow-legged Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Columba pallidiceps Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 46,4 cm (18.3 in)
Peso 459,0 g (16.19 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Yellow-legged Pigeon only

Nenhum

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Canto

Deep, resonant cooing with yellow-legged warmth; low mellow notes audible through dense Pacific island forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Plumagem

Yellow-legged Pigeon: dark olive-gray above; pale gray below; yellow legs; iridescent neck gloss; Pacific island pigeon; yellow legs

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Pomba-de-cabeça-amarela (Columba pallidiceps) — Pomba das florestas das ilhas Salomão e Bismarck no Pacífico Sul. Distingue-se pela cabeça de tom amarelado pálido em contraste com o corpo mais escuro. Habita florestas primárias tropicais de baixada. Espécie pouco registrada e suscetível à caça e perda de habitat.

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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