Yellow-legged Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba pallidiceps so với Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Yellow-legged Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Tên Khoa Học Columba pallidiceps Ptilinopus mercierii
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 46,4 cm (18.3 in)
Khối Lượng 459,0 g (16.19 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Yellow-legged Pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant cooing with yellow-legged warmth; low mellow notes audible through dense Pacific island forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Bộ Lông

Yellow-legged Pigeon: dark olive-gray above; pale gray below; yellow legs; iridescent neck gloss; Pacific island pigeon; yellow legs

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) — 37–40 cm. Pale grey head; dark back; pale underparts; distinctive yellow-orange legs and feet; red bill. Inhabits forest and forest edge on islands of the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation and hunting pressure.

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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