Moreno's Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Metriopelia morenoi 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Moreno's Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Metriopelia morenoi Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 19.2 cm (7.6 in)
体重 28.6 g (1.01 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Moreno's Ground Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Moreno's Ground Dove

鸣唱

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

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保护状况

Least Concern

Moreno's Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Moreno's Ground Dove

Small dove, 17–20 cm, pale sandy-buff with a bare facial patch and dark spotted wings, closely similar to Bare-faced Ground Dove. Endemic to high-altitude Andean scrub and steppe of northwestern Argentina (Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan). Granivore of 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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