Red-billed Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Patagioenas flavirostris 对比 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-billed Pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Patagioenas flavirostris Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 37.4 cm (14.7 in)
体重 274.4 g (9.68 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Red-billed Pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Pigeon

鸣唱

Soft, gentle cooing; pure warm notes typical of open African woodland habitat at dawn. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

保护状况

Least Concern

Red-billed Pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Red-billed Pigeon

Medium pigeon, 30–34 cm, grey-brown with a reddish-purple breast and flanks, and a distinctive red bill with a yellow tip. Inhabits tropical lowland and foothill forests from the southwestern United States (rare vagrant) through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. Frugivore of forest fruits. 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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