Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Silver-capped Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Ptilinopus richardsii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Silver-capped Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus richardsii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 102,9 g (3.63 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Silver-capped Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Silver-capped Fruit-dove

About These Birds

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.

Silver-capped Fruit-dove

Silver-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus richardsii), 23 cm. Silver-white cap on a green body with a yellow breast; endemic to the Rennell and Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands. Inhabits primary lowland forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; small range with ongoing deforestation pressure.

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