Comoro Olive-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba pollenii comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Comoro Olive-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Columba pollenii Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 44,9 cm (17.7 in)
Peso 308,5 g (10.88 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Comoro Olive-pigeon only

Nenhum

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Comoro Olive-pigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Comoro Olive-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Comoro Olive-pigeon

Plumagem

Comoro Olive-pigeon: olive-gray; yellow orbital ring; purple-green neck gloss; Comoro islands endemic pigeon; island distribution

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Comoro Olive-pigeon

Pomba-das-Comores (Columba pollenii) — Pomba endémica do arquipélago das Comores no oceano Índico. Apresenta plumagem acastanhada com reflexos esverdeados. Habita florestas úmidas de altitude nas ilhas de Grande Comoro, Mohéli e Anjouan. Ameaçada pela desflorestação e caça subsistencial.

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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