Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula cuprea مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula cuprea Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 45,6 cm (18.0 in)
الوزن 486,0 g (17.14 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon

Nilgiri Imperial-pigeon (Ducula cuprea), 43 cm. Dark bronze-green upperparts; pale grey head; underparts washed coppery-pink. Endemic to the hills of southwestern India (Western Ghats) and Sri Lanka. Inhabits dense evergreen forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; dependent on intact Western Ghats forest.

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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