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Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii

Extinct
الفصيلة
Columbidae
الرتبة
Columbiformes

The Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii) is a bird species in the family Columbidae (pigeons & doves), within the order Columbiformes (pigeons & doves). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.

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حول

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.

Habitat & Range

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct
IUCN Red List

التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
الفصيلة Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Genus Ptilinopus
الأنواع Ptilinopus mercierii

Distribution

Red-moustached Fruit-dove has been recorded in 1 countries.

موجود Not recorded

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الأسئلة الشائعة

Is the Red-moustached Fruit-dove endangered?
The Red-moustached Fruit-dove has a conservation status of Extinct.
What order and family does the Red-moustached Fruit-dove belong to?
The Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii) belongs to the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae.

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