Stock Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba oenas в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Stock Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba oenas Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Масса 300,25 g (10.59 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Stock Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Stock Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality typical of Somali dry rocky terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Stock Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Stock Dove

Оперение

Stock Dove: blue-gray overall; two short black wing bars; green neck gloss; no white; yellow bill; smaller than Common Woodpigeon

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Stock Dove

Stock Dove (Columba oenas) — 32–34 cm. Blue-grey; two short incomplete black wing bars; green iridescent neck patch; no white; pinkish breast. Breeds across Europe and western Asia in farmland, woodland, and cliffs; partially migratory. Granivore feeding on weed seeds and grain. Nests in tree holes and rock crevices.

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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