Common Bronzewing vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Phaps chalcoptera в сравнении с Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Common Bronzewing Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Научное название Phaps chalcoptera Ptilinopus mercierii
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 39,6 cm (15.6 in)
Масса 341,25 g (12.04 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Common Bronzewing only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Common Bronzewing

Пение

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Common Bronzewing

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Common Bronzewing

Medium-large pigeon, 30–36 cm, brown with iridescent bronze, green, and purple wing patches and a pale forehead. Widespread across Australia in open woodland, mallee, and coastal heath. Granivore of seeds and succulent plant material. Visits waterholes regularly. One of Australia's most common native pigeons. 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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