Palau Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana canifrons مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Palau Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Pampusana canifrons Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 58,25 g (2.05 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Palau Ground Dove only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Palau Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Palau Ground Dove

الريش

Palau Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; gray head; Palau islands endemic; endangered species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Palau Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with brown upperparts, a pale grey or whitish forehead and face, and buff-white underparts. Endemic to Palau in Micronesia, inhabiting dense forest and thickets. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Vulnerable due to the small island range and introduced predators.

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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