Japanese Woodpigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba janthina в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Japanese Woodpigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba janthina Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 47,6 cm (18.7 in)
Масса 397,0 g (14.00 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Japanese Woodpigeon only

Нет

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Japanese Woodpigeon

Пение

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Japanese Woodpigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Japanese Woodpigeon

Оперение

Japanese Woodpigeon: dark glossy brown-black; green-purple neck gloss; pale below; Japanese island woodpigeon; forest specialist

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Japanese Woodpigeon

Japanese Woodpigeon (Columba janthina) — 37–43 cm. Entirely dark glossy purplish-black with green-and-purple iridescence; heavy yellow-red bill. Inhabits forests of the Japanese island chain from Kyushu south through the Ryukyus. Frugivore. Near Threatened; pressured by habitat loss and hunting.

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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