Partridge Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Geophaps smithii 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Partridge Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Geophaps smithii Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 26.6 cm (10.5 in)
体重 198.16666666666666 g (6.99 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Partridge Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Partridge Pigeon

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing with partridge quality; pure warm notes typical of Australian open dry woodland terrain.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保护状况

Least Concern

Partridge Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Partridge Pigeon

Medium ground pigeon, 25–29 cm, with cryptic brown plumage, white face spots, a red and yellow facial mask, and a plain brown back. Restricted to rocky escarpments and woodland in the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. Granivore of seeds. Vulnerable due to restricted range, changed fire regimes, and introduced predators.

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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