Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii в сравнении с Turtur afer

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Red-moustached Fruit-dove Blue-spotted Wood-dove
Научное название Ptilinopus mercierii Turtur afer
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Extinct Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 61,4 g (2.17 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Нет

Blue-spotted Wood-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Пение

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of South American lowland open terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Охранный статус

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

About These Birds

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.

Blue-spotted Wood-dove

Small dove, 20–23 cm, rufous-brown with two brilliant blue wing spots and a red bill base. Widespread in woodland, forest edge, and humid savanna across West and Central Africa from Gambia to Angola and Uganda. Granivore of seeds and small invertebrates on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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