Passenger Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ectopistes migratorius so với Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Passenger Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Tên Khoa Học Ectopistes migratorius Ptilinopus mercierii
Bộ Columbiformes Columbiformes
Họ Columbidae Columbidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Extinct Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Khối Lượng 298,0 g (10.51 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Passenger Pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Song & Call Comparison

Passenger Pigeon

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense tropical South American forest.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Passenger Pigeon

Extinct North American pigeon, 38–41 cm, slate-blue head, brick-red breast, long pointed tail. Once the most abundant bird on Earth, forming flocks of billions in eastern North American deciduous forests. Granivore of acorns and seeds. Driven extinct by market hunting and deforestation; last individual died Cincinnati Zoo, 1 September 1914.

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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