Snow Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba leuconota so với Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Snow Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Tên Khoa Học Columba leuconota Ptilinopus mercierii
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 46,3 cm (18.2 in)
Khối Lượng 284,75 g (10.04 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Snow Pigeon only

Không

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Snow Pigeon

Tiếng Hót

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality carrying across open rocky highland. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Snow Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Snow Pigeon

Bộ Lông

Snow Pigeon: white head; dark collar; brown back; white tail with dark bar; white wings; Himalayan high-altitude species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Snow Pigeon

Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) — 34–38 cm. White head and nape contrast with dark brown back; white rump; black tail terminal band; pinkish underparts. Inhabits Himalayan valleys and cliffs from Pakistan to southwestern China at 2,000–5,500 m. Granivore; nests on cliff ledges; descends to lower elevations in winter.

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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