Partridge Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geophaps smithii в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Partridge Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Geophaps smithii Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,6 cm (10.5 in)
Масса 198,16666666666666 g (6.99 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Partridge Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Partridge Pigeon

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing with partridge quality; pure warm notes typical of Australian open dry woodland terrain.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Partridge Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Partridge Pigeon

Medium ground pigeon, 25–29 cm, with cryptic brown plumage, white face spots, a red and yellow facial mask, and a plain brown back. Restricted to rocky escarpments and woodland in the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. Granivore of seeds. Vulnerable due to restricted range, changed fire regimes, and introduced predators.

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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