Moreno's Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Metriopelia morenoi в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Moreno's Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Metriopelia morenoi Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 19,2 cm (7.6 in)
Масса 28,6 g (1.01 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Moreno's Ground Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Moreno's Ground Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Yungas tropical forest floor. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Moreno's Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Moreno's Ground Dove

Small dove, 17–20 cm, pale sandy-buff with a bare facial patch and dark spotted wings, closely similar to Bare-faced Ground Dove. Endemic to high-altitude Andean scrub and steppe of northwestern Argentina (Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan). Granivore of seeds. Least Concern.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family