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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Red-moustached Fruit-dove	Taiwan Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ptilinopus mercierii	Treron formosae
Ordnung	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Familie	Columbidae	Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Extinct	Near Threatened
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	—	38,1 cm (15.0 in)
Gewicht	—	221,5 g (7.81 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Near Threatened

Taiwan Green-pigeon

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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.

Taiwan Green-pigeon

Taiwan Green-pigeon (Treron formosae), 35 cm. Endemic to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. Bright green with an orange-tinted breast in males and a distinctive white belly. Occupies montane broadleaf forest between 500 and 2,500 m. Frugivore feeding mainly on figs and lauraceous fruits. Near Threatened.

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