White-capped Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-capped Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,8 cm (11.3 in)
Gewicht 100,0 g (3.53 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

White-capped Fruit-dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-capped Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White-capped Fruit-dove

White-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii), 22 cm. White cap and underparts with vivid green wings and a yellow bill; endemic to the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Inhabits montane forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; threatened by habitat loss and introduced rats.

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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