Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Tambourine Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado com Turtur tympanistria

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Tambourine Dove
Nome científico Ptilinopus mercierii Turtur tympanistria
Ordem Columbiformes Columbiformes
Família Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 22,6 cm (8.9 in)
Peso 69,23333333333333 g (2.44 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Nenhum

Tambourine Dove only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Tambourine Dove

Canto

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South American lowland terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Tambourine Dove

About These Birds

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.

Tambourine Dove

Small dove, 22–24 cm; male has strikingly white face, forehead, and breast contrasting with dark brown upperparts; female is browner. Inhabits rainforest, gallery forest, and dense woodland from Sierra Leone to Uganda, Angola, and South Africa. Granivore of seeds on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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