Torresian Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula spilorrhoa verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Torresian Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula spilorrhoa Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 48,2 cm (19.0 in)
Gewicht 459,3333333333333 g (16.20 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Torresian Imperial-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Torresian Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Torresian Imperial-pigeon

Torresian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa), 42 cm. White with black flight feathers and spots on the undertail coverts. Breeds colonially across northern Australia and New Guinea, making large seasonal migrations to feeding areas. Frugivore. Least Concern; millions breed annually.

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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