Purple Quail-Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Geotrygon purpurata в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Характеристика | Purple Quail-Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Научное название | Geotrygon purpurata | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Отряд | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Семейство | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Охранный статус | Endangered | Extinct |
| Длина | — | — |
| Размах крыльев | 26,8 cm (10.6 in) | — |
| Масса | 142,0 g (5.01 oz) | — |
| Питание | -- | -- |
| Размер кладки | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Purple Quail-Dove
Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Охранный статус
Purple Quail-Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Purple Quail-Dove
Grey-fronted Dove: gray forehead; brown above; pale buff-pink below; long tail; bare red orbital skin; South American forest dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Purple Quail-Dove
Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation.
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.