Polynesian Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula aurorae مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Polynesian Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula aurorae Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 46,8 cm (18.4 in)
الوزن 507,2 g (17.89 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Polynesian Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Polynesian Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Polynesian Imperial-pigeon

Polynesian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula aurorae), 43 cm. Pale grey-white head and underparts; dark metallic green upperparts. Endemic to the Society Islands (Tahiti, Maupiti) of French Polynesia. Inhabits montane and lowland forest. Endangered; heavy hunting and introduced predators have caused steep decline.

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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