Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Ryukyu Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Treron permagnus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Ryukyu Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Treron permagnus
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 40,1 cm (15.8 in)
Gewicht 140,0 g (4.94 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ryukyu Green-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Ryukyu Green-pigeon

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.

Ryukyu Green-pigeon

Ryukyu Green-pigeon (Treron permagnus), 34 cm. Larger than White-bellied Green-pigeon; endemic to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Green with a yellowish head and white belly. Inhabits subtropical broadleaf forests; highly dependent on Ficus. Frugivore. Vulnerable due to small island range and ongoing habitat degradation.

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