White-quilled Rock-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Petrophassa albipennis comparado com Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-quilled Rock-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nome científico Petrophassa albipennis Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 26,6 cm (10.5 in)
Peso 130,5 g (4.60 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

White-quilled Rock-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

White-quilled Rock-pigeon

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes with sapphire-like clarity in Caribbean forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

White-quilled Rock-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-quilled Rock-pigeon

Small pigeon, 26–29 cm, brown streaked plumage with white (not chestnut) primary quills visible in flight. Restricted to rocky escarpments of the Kimberley region, Western Australia, including the Drysdale River National Park. Granivore of grass seeds and small grains. Least Concern.

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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