Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula concinna verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula concinna Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 55,3 cm (21.8 in)
Gewicht 812,5 g (28.66 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon

Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon (Ducula concinna), 43 cm. Dark green with a distinctive blue-grey tail; pale head and maroon-pink underparts. Found in the Moluccas and Tanimbar Islands. Inhabits coastal forest and small island forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; island-hopping nomad sensitive to hunting.

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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