Shy Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Pampusana stairi 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Shy Ground Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Pampusana stairi | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| 目 | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| 科 | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Extinct |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | — | — |
| 体重 | 138.6 g (4.89 oz) | — |
| 食性 | -- | -- |
| 产卵数 | 1-2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
保护状况
Shy Ground Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Shy Ground Dove
Shy Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red-orange facial skin; Fiji islands endemic; secretive ground dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Shy Ground Dove
Small ground dove, 19–22 cm, with warm brown upperparts, a pale grey head, and whitish underparts. Shy and retiring, inhabiting dense lowland forest on Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Terrestrial forager of seeds and small fruits. Vulnerable due to forest loss and introduced predators on Pacific islands.
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.