Bismarck Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula melanochroa مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bismarck Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula melanochroa Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 48,6 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 663,0 g (23.39 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Bismarck Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Bismarck Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Bismarck Imperial-pigeon

Bismarck Imperial-pigeon (Ducula melanochroa), 40 cm. Dark sooty-black overall with iridescent green gloss; pale grey head. Endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago. Inhabits lowland and hill primary forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; relatively secure in remaining 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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