Sri Lanka Woodpigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba torringtoniae в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Sri Lanka Woodpigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Columba torringtoniae Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 38,4 cm (15.1 in)
Масса 308,5 g (10.88 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon only

Нет

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon

Пение

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon

Оперение

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon: dark gray; chequered black-white neck; pale below; orange-red bill; Sri Lanka endemic woodpigeon species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon

Sri Lanka Woodpigeon (Columba torringtoniae) — 35–38 cm. Dark purplish-brown; grey head; chequered black-and-white neck patch; purplish underparts. Endemic to Sri Lanka in montane forest at 900–2,200 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to the island's central hill forests.

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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