Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba bollii ile kıyaslandığında Ptilinopus mercierii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Bilimsel Ad Columba bollii Ptilinopus mercierii
Takım Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familya Columbidae Columbidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 42,8 cm (16.9 in)
Ağırlık 360,0 g (12.70 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Şarkı

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense African forest habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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How to Tell Them Apart

Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Tuy

Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple-green neck gloss; dark tail; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

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About These Birds

Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon (Columba bollii) — 36–40 cm. Dark slaty-grey; iridescent green-and-pink neck patch; dark undertail. Endemic to Tenerife and La Palma (Canary Islands) in dense laurel cloud forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to remnant laurisilva habitat. Closely related to White-tailed Laurel-pigeon.

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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