Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Socorro Dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Zenaida graysoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Socorro Dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Zenaida graysoni
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Extinct in the Wild
Länge
Flügelspannweite 29,4 cm (11.6 in)
Gewicht 191,0 g (6.74 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Socorro Dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Extinct in the Wild

Socorro Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Socorro Dove

Gefieder

Socorro Dove: extinct in wild; rufous-brown; pale buff below; iridescent neck; Socorro island Mexico; captive only now

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.

Socorro Dove

Medium dove, 29–33 cm, similar to Mourning Dove but larger with more rufous coloration. Endemic to Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico. Extinct in the Wild since approximately 1972 following feral sheep and cat introductions; captive breeding programme underway with ongoing reintroduction efforts. Extinct in the Wild.

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