Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Socorro Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii مقارنةً بـ Zenaida graysoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-moustached Fruit-dove Socorro Dove
الاسم العلمي Ptilinopus mercierii Zenaida graysoni
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Extinct Extinct in the Wild
الطول
طول الجناح 29,4 cm (11.6 in)
الوزن 191,0 g (6.74 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

بلا

Socorro Dove only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Extinct in the Wild

Socorro Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Socorro Dove

الريش

Socorro Dove: extinct in wild; rufous-brown; pale buff below; iridescent neck; Socorro island Mexico; captive only now

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.

Socorro Dove

Medium dove, 29–33 cm, similar to Mourning Dove but larger with more rufous coloration. Endemic to Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico. Extinct in the Wild since approximately 1972 following feral sheep and cat introductions; captive breeding programme underway with ongoing reintroduction efforts. Extinct in the Wild.

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