Madeira Laurel-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Columba trocaz 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madeira Laurel-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Columba trocaz Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
体重 456.82 g (16.11 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Madeira Laurel-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing call; pure notes with mild quality, historically documented from Afep forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保护状况

Least Concern

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

羽毛

Madeira Laurel-pigeon: dark brown; purple-green neck gloss; white-tipped dark tail; Macaronesian laurel forest endemic

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Madeira Laurel-pigeon

Madeira Laurel-pigeon (Columba trocaz) — 37–40 cm. Large dark grey pigeon; iridescent silver-pink neck patch; no white markings. Endemic to Madeira in dense laurisilva (laurel forest). Frugivore and granivore. Near Threatened; dependent on remaining laurel forest. Protected species.

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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