Speckled Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba guinea ile kıyaslandığında Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Speckled Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Bilimsel Ad Columba guinea Ptilinopus mercierii
Takım Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familya Columbidae Columbidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 45,7 cm (18.0 in)
Ağırlık 307,5 g (10.85 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Speckled Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Speckled Pigeon

Şarkı

Soft, gentle five-note cooing; pure melodic notes with classic quality carrying across open European terrain.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Speckled Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Speckled Pigeon

Tuy

Speckled Pigeon: gray with rufous wing speckling; bare red orbital skin; white spots on wings; dark tail band; African species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Speckled Pigeon

Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) — 36–41 cm. Grey with chestnut-brown wings boldly spotted white; bare red orbital skin; pinkish underparts. Widespread in rocky areas, cliffs, and open country across sub-Saharan Africa. Granivore; common urban bird; nests on buildings and cliffs.

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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