Spectacled Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula perspicillata compared with Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Spectacled Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Scientific Name Ducula perspicillata Ptilinopus mercierii
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Extinct
Length
Wingspan 50.4 cm (19.8 in)
Weight 675.0 g (23.81 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon

Spectacled Imperial-pigeon (Ducula perspicillata), 40 cm. Dark green upperparts with a pale head and a distinctive dark eye-ring giving a 'spectacled' look. Endemic to the North Maluku Islands, Indonesia. Inhabits primary lowland forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; restricted island range.

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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