Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Sumba Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Treron teysmannii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Sumba Green-pigeon
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Treron teysmannii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 31,4 cm (12.4 in)
Gewicht 166,0 g (5.86 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Sumba Green-pigeon only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Near Threatened

Sumba Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Sumba Green-pigeon

Gefieder

Sumba Green-pigeon: bright green; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Sumba island endemic; orange-yellow breast in males

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.

Sumba Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 23–26 cm, entirely green with a yellowish wash on the breast; male has a small orange patch on the upper breast. Endemic to Sumba in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Inhabits forest and secondary growth. Frugivore of figs and small fruits. Least Concern.

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