Whistling Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Chrysoena viridis comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Whistling Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Chrysoena viridis Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 23,0 cm (9.1 in)
Peso 75,65 g (2.67 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Whistling Dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Whistling Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Whistling Dove

Whistling Dove (Chrysoena viridis), 20 cm. Male produces a distinctive whistling wing-sound in flight; plumage green with a yellow wash. Endemic to Kadavu Island, Fiji. Inhabits lowland and hill forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to a single island with ongoing habitat degradation.

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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