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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Enggano Cuckoo-Dove
鸣唱
Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of Namaqua dry open habitat. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Rodrigues Solitaire
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Conservation Status Comparison
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保护状况
Near Threatened
Enggano Cuckoo-Dove
Extinct
Rodrigues Solitaire
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Enggano Cuckoo-Dove
羽毛
Black-chinned Fruit-dove (Turacoena sulaensis): dark brown above; black chin; pale below; Sula islands endemic dove species
Rodrigues Solitaire
羽毛
Rodrigues Solitaire: extinct; large; gray-brown; flightless; wing knobs used in combat; bare facial skin; Rodrigues island; lost
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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Slender cuckoo-dove, 32–35 cm, uniform warm cinnamon-rufous with minimal barring and a relatively short tail. Restricted to Enggano Island off the southwestern coast of Sumatra. Inhabits dense lowland forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to extremely small range and ongoing forest loss on the island.
Extinct flightless pigeon of Rodrigues Island, 70–90 cm and up to 28 kg. Sexually dimorphic; males bore bony wing knobs used in combat. Fed on fruits and seeds on the forest floor. Extinct by ~1730–1760 CE following human settlement and introduced pigs, rats, and cats. Closely related to the Dodo and Nicobar Pigeon.
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