Squatter Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geophaps scripta 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Squatter Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Geophaps scripta Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 28.1 cm (11.1 in)
体重 215.5 g (7.60 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Squatter Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Squatter Pigeon

鸣唱

Soft, rolling coo with squatter quality; gentle warm notes typical of Australian open dry woodland habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保护状况

Least Concern

Squatter Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Squatter Pigeon

Medium, 25–30 cm, ground pigeon with brown upperparts, white-spotted breast, and a bare red-and-yellow facial mask. Inhabits open woodland, grassland, and rocky gorges in central and eastern Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Granivore of seeds and small grains on the ground. Near Threatened due to altered fire regimes and habitat change.

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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