Ryukyu Woodpigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba jouyi в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Ryukyu Woodpigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba jouyi Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Extinct Extinct
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Ryukyu Woodpigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Ryukyu Woodpigeon

Пение

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Extinct

Ryukyu Woodpigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Ryukyu Woodpigeon

Оперение

Ryukyu Woodpigeon: extinct; dark glossy above; iridescent neck; pale below; Ryukyu island endemic; extinct through hunting

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Ryukyu Woodpigeon

Ryukyu Woodpigeon (Columba jouyi) — ~45 cm. Extinct. Inhabited the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Dark iridescent plumage with a white collar; related to Japanese Woodpigeon. Last confirmed record in the early 20th century. Extinct due to deforestation and hunting pressure.

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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