Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Geelvink Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii verglichen mit Ptilinopus speciosus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-moustached Fruit-dove Geelvink Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus speciosus
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 22,0 cm (8.7 in)
Gewicht 86,33333333333333 g (3.05 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Geelvink Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Geelvink Fruit-dove

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.

Geelvink Fruit-dove

Geelvink Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus speciosus), 20 cm. Green with a yellow forehead flash, orange breast and pale belly; endemic to islands of Geelvink Bay (Biak, Numfor, Yapen), West Papua. Inhabits lowland forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; deforestation on Biak is the key concern.

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