Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Tanna Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Ptilinopus tannensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Tanna Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus tannensis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 29,7 cm (11.7 in)
Gewicht 211,5 g (7.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Tanna Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Tanna 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.

Tanna Fruit-dove

Tanna Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus tannensis), 28 cm. Green with a pale grey head, orange-yellow breast and white belly. Endemic to the Banks Islands and northern Vanuatu. Inhabits primary forest and forest edges. Frugivore. Least Concern; relatively common within its island range.

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