Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Cream-bellied Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Ramphiculus merrilli

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Cream-bellied Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Ramphiculus merrilli
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 32,9 cm (13.0 in)
Gewicht 263,0 g (9.28 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Cream-bellied Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Near Threatened

Cream-bellied 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.

Cream-bellied Fruit-dove

Cream-bellied Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus merrilli), 23 cm. Green above with a pale cream belly and an orange-yellow breast patch. Endemic to Luzon and adjacent Philippine islands. Occupies primary broadleaf forest from lowlands to 1,500 m. Frugivore. Vulnerable; dependent on intact primary forest.

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