Henderson Island Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus insularis verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Henderson Island Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus insularis Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Extinct
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 28,7 cm (11.3 in) —
Gewicht 101,75 g (3.59 oz) —
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Henderson Island Fruit-dove only

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Henderson Island Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Henderson Island Fruit-dove

Henderson Island Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus insularis), 23 cm. Green with a white head and underparts; endemic to Henderson Island, Pitcairn group (UK). Inhabits raised limestone plateau forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; threatened by invasive Polynesian rats despite remote location.

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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