Somali Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba oliviae so với Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Somali Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Tên Khoa Học Columba oliviae Ptilinopus mercierii
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 40,2 cm (15.8 in)
Khối Lượng 308,5 g (10.88 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Somali Pigeon only

Không

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Somali Pigeon

Tiếng Hót

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with warm quality, poorly documented due to extinction. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Somali Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Somali Pigeon

Bộ Lông

Somali Pigeon: gray above; pinkish-white below; iridescent neck gloss; gray tail; yellow-red bill; Somali dry country species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Somali Pigeon

Somali Pigeon (Columba oliviae) — 30–33 cm. Pale grey-brown with a vinous-pink tinge; pale eye; subtle neck gloss. Endemic to northern Somalia on rocky arid hillsides and coastal cliffs. Granivore. A poorly known endemic of the Somali Highlands; status uncertain.

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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