Vanuatu Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula bakeri مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Vanuatu Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula bakeri Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 41,1 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 394,0 g (13.90 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Vanuatu Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Vanuatu Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Vanuatu Imperial-pigeon

Vanuatu Imperial-pigeon (Ducula bakeri), 40 cm. Dark metallic green upperparts; grey head with a pink-washed breast and belly. Endemic to the northern Vanuatu island group. Inhabits lowland primary forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; hunting and habitat loss in Vanuatu.

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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