Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Sao Tome Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Treron sanctithomae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Sao Tome Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Treron sanctithomae
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Gewicht 205,0 g (7.23 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Sao Tome Green-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Endangered

Sao Tome 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.

Sao Tome Green-pigeon

Sao Tome Green-pigeon (Treron sanctithomae), 27 cm. Endemic to São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea. Green overall with a yellow forehead and pale grey underparts. Occupies primary and secondary forest up to 1,400 m. Frugivore taking figs and forest fruits. Vulnerable; threatened by habitat loss on this small oceanic island.

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