Madagascar Blue-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Alectroenas madagascariensis comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Madagascar Blue-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Alectroenas madagascariensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Peso 161,5 g (5.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Madagascar Blue-pigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Madagascar Blue-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Madagascar Blue-pigeon

Madagascar Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis), 28 cm. Deep cobalt-blue with bare red facial skin; tail blue-black. Endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits primary humid forest in the east and northwest. Frugivore feeding on figs and forest fruits. Near Threatened; declining with forest loss.

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.

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