Comoro Olive-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba pollenii в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Comoro Olive-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba pollenii Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 44,9 cm (17.7 in)
Масса 308,5 g (10.88 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Comoro Olive-pigeon only

Нет

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Comoro Olive-pigeon

Пение

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Comoro Olive-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Comoro Olive-pigeon

Оперение

Comoro Olive-pigeon: olive-gray; yellow orbital ring; purple-green neck gloss; Comoro islands endemic pigeon; island distribution

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Comoro Olive-pigeon

Comoro Olive-pigeon (Columba pollenii) — 36–40 cm. Dark grey with purple gloss; yellow bill and orbital ring; spotted wing coverts. Endemic to the Comoro Islands in forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted island range and forest loss.

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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