Kosrae Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus hernsheimi verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kosrae Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus hernsheimi Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,8 cm (9.8 in)
Gewicht 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kosrae Fruit-dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kosrae Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Kosrae Fruit-dove

Kosrae Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus hernsheimi), 23 cm. Green with a white belly and a lilac-grey head; endemic to Kosrae, Micronesia. Inhabits lowland and upland forest. Frugivore feeding on figs and native berries. Endangered; restricted to one tiny island with a small, declining population.

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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