Orange-bellied Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus iozonus compared with Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Orange-bellied Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus iozonus Ptilinopus mercierii
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Extinct
Length
Wingspan 23.6 cm (9.3 in)
Weight 109.5 g (3.86 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Orange-bellied Fruit-dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Orange-bellied Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Orange-bellied Fruit-dove

Orange-bellied Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus iozonus), 22 cm. Green with a vivid orange belly and a grey head; found in lowland forests of New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Frugivore feeding on small figs and forest berries in the mid-canopy. Least Concern; widespread and common in New Guinea.

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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