Island Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula pistrinaria مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Island Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula pistrinaria Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 48,0 cm (18.9 in)
الوزن 497,5 g (17.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Island Imperial-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Island Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Island Imperial-pigeon

Island Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pistrinaria), 38 cm. Grey head and underparts; metallic green wings; dark tail bar. Found across island groups of Melanesia including the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomons. Inhabits lowland forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; widespread across Melanesian islands.

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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