Speckled Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba guinea 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Speckled Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Columba guinea Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
体重 307.5 g (10.85 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Speckled Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Speckled Pigeon

鸣唱

Soft, gentle five-note cooing; pure melodic notes with classic quality carrying across open European terrain.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保护状况

Least Concern

Speckled Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Speckled Pigeon

羽毛

Speckled Pigeon: gray with rufous wing speckling; bare red orbital skin; white spots on wings; dark tail band; African species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Speckled Pigeon

斑点鸽(Columba guinea)体长36-41厘米。灰色,栗褐色翅膀密布白色斑点;裸露红色眼眶皮肤;蜡红色喙。广泛分布于撒哈拉以南非洲,是非洲最常见的鸽子之一,栖息于各种开阔至半开阔的栖息地。

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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