Knob-billed Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus insolitus مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Knob-billed Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ptilinopus insolitus Ptilinopus mercierii
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
الوزن 134,0 g (4.73 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Knob-billed Fruit-dove only

بلا

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Knob-billed Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Knob-billed Fruit-dove

Knob-billed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus insolitus), 24 cm. Distinctive knob on the upper mandible base; green above with a grey head and yellow-orange underparts. Endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago. Inhabits lowland primary forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; moderately common.

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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