Namaqua Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Oena capensis в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Namaqua Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Oena capensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 20,5 cm (8.1 in)
Масса 39,333333333333336 g (1.39 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Namaqua Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Namaqua Dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing with Namaqua charm; delicate pure notes typical of African dry open savanna and scrub.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Namaqua Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Namaqua Dove

Very small, long-tailed dove, 22–26 cm; male has a black face and bill contrasting with white underparts and grey-brown wings. Found across Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Madagascar in open arid and semi-arid habitats, including desert scrub, dry savanna, and farmland. Granivore of tiny 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.

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