Sao Tome Olive-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba thomensis в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Sao Tome Olive-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba thomensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Endangered Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 46,7 cm (18.4 in)
Масса 466,6666666666667 g (16.46 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon only

Нет

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Пение

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Endangered

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Оперение

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon: large; dark olive-gray; yellow bill and eye-ring; iridescent neck; Sao Tome island endemic; critically large

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon

Sao Tome Olive-pigeon (Columba thomensis) — 40–45 cm. Large; dark purplish-grey; yellow orbital skin; spotted wing coverts. Endemic to São Tomé Island in dense forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation of São Tomé's lowland forest.

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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