Wonga Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Leucosarcia melanoleuca 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wonga Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Leucosarcia melanoleuca Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 39.4 cm (15.5 in)
体重 401.6666666666667 g (14.17 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wonga Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Wonga Pigeon

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Caribbean island forest floor habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保护状况

Least Concern

Wonga Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Wonga Pigeon

Large, rotund pigeon, 38–40 cm, dark blackish-brown above, white below with a broad white collar and dark spots on the flanks. Australia's largest ground-nesting pigeon, inhabiting temperate rainforest and moist sclerophyll forest from Queensland to South Australia and Victoria. Frugivore of forest fruits and seeds. Least Concern.

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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