Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Banggai Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii compared with Ramphiculus subgularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Red-moustached Fruit-dove Banggai Fruit-dove
Scientific Name Ptilinopus mercierii Ramphiculus subgularis
Order Columbiformes Columbiformes
Family Columbidae Columbidae
Conservation Status Extinct Near Threatened
Length
Wingspan 32.6 cm (12.8 in)
Weight 142.0 g (5.01 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

Banggai Fruit-dove only

None

Conservation Status

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Near Threatened

Banggai 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.

Banggai Fruit-dove

Banggai Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus subgularis), 22 cm. Green above with an orange-yellow breast and pale belly; endemic to the Banggai Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Inhabits lowland primary forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; endemic to a small island group with extensive logging activity.

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