Pink-bellied Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula poliocephala verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pink-bellied Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula poliocephala Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Gewicht 548,6 g (19.35 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Pink-bellied Imperial-pigeon only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Pink-bellied Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pink-bellied Imperial-pigeon

Pink-bellied Imperial-pigeon (Ducula poliocephala), 40 cm. Grey head and pink-washed underparts; dark metallic green upperparts. Endemic to the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, Leyte). Inhabits primary forest from lowlands to 1,500 m. Frugivore specialising in large fruits and nutmeg. Vulnerable.

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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