Pale-capped Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba punicea comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pale-capped Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Columba punicea Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Peso 440,0 g (15.52 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Pale-capped Pigeon only

Nenhum

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Pale-capped Pigeon

Canto

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Pale-capped Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Pale-capped Pigeon

Plumagem

Pale-capped Pigeon: pale silvery crown; dark body; green neck gloss; reddish bill; Southeast Asian vulnerable forest pigeon

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pale-capped Pigeon

Pomba-cor-de-vinho (Columba punicea) — Pomba do sul e sudeste da Ásia com plumagem avermelhada característica. Ocorre em Bangladesh, China, Índia, Laos, Myanmar, Tailândia e Vietname. Habita florestas de planície e zonas arborizadas até 1500 m. Considerada vulnerável devido à perda de habitat florestal.

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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