Plain-breasted Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columbina minuta comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Plain-breasted Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Columbina minuta Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
Peso 33,4 g (1.18 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Plain-breasted Ground Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Plain-breasted Ground Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Andean forest floor habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Plain-breasted Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Plain-breasted Ground Dove

Rolinha-miúda (Columbina minuta) — Uma das menores pombas da América do Sul, com apenas 14-15 cm. Distribuída do México ao Brasil e Argentina. Habita pastagens, campos abertos, bordas de floresta e áreas agrícolas. Plumagem discreta acastanhada com pontos nas asas. Constrói ninhos frágeis na vegetação baixa.

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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