Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Ramphiculus occipitalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Ramphiculus occipitalis
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 31,4 cm (12.4 in)
Gewicht 230,66666666666666 g (8.14 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Yellow-breasted 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.

Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove

Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove (Ramphiculus occipitalis), 28 cm. Bright yellow breast and belly with a green back and a bold red occipital patch. Endemic to the Philippines (Palawan and Calamian group). Inhabits lowland primary and secondary forest. Frugivore. Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss.

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