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

Ducula rosacea verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula rosacea Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 45,8 cm (18.0 in)
Gewicht 386,5 g (13.63 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon

Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon (Ducula rosacea), 40 cm. Pale pinkish-white head and underparts; metallic green upperparts. Found on small islands of the Lesser Sundas and South Maluku. Inhabits forest and coconut plantations. Frugivore. Vulnerable; small island populations subject 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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