Geelvink Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula geelvinkiana verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Geelvink Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula geelvinkiana Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 48,3 cm (19.0 in)
Gewicht 535,0 g (18.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Geelvink Imperial-pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Geelvink Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Geelvink Imperial-pigeon

Geelvink Imperial-pigeon (Ducula geelvinkiana), 40 cm. Dark metallic green with a pale grey head and pinkish-grey underparts. Endemic to islands of Geelvink Bay (Numfor, Biak), West Papua. Inhabits lowland primary forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; 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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