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

Columba junoniae so với Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Tên Khoa Học Columba junoniae Ptilinopus mercierii
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 43,8 cm (17.2 in)
Khối Lượng 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Tiếng Hót

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

Bộ Lông

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple neck gloss; white tail band; Canary Island Laurisilva endemic; white tail diagnostic

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon

White-tailed Laurel-pigeon (Columba junoniae) — 37–40 cm. Dark grey with white tail tip; iridescent neck patch. Endemic to La Palma, La Gomera, and Tenerife (Canary Islands) in laurel forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; strongly dependent on intact laurisilva. One of the rarest European pigeons.

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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