Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Blue-capped Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii مقارنةً بـ Ptilinopus monacha

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-moustached Fruit-dove Blue-capped Fruit-dove
الاسم العلمي Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus monacha
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 19,2 cm (7.6 in)
الوزن 53,0 g (1.87 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Blue-capped Fruit-dove only

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Blue-capped Fruit-dove

About These Birds

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.

Blue-capped Fruit-dove

Blue-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus monacha), 20 cm. Distinctive blue-grey cap on green body; yellow breast and pale belly. Endemic to the North Maluku islands (Bacan, Obi, Kasiruta) of Indonesia. Inhabits primary lowland forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; small fragmented island range.

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