Tooth-billed Pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Didunculus strigirostris comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Tooth-billed Pigeon | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Didunculus strigirostris | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Orden | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Familia | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Estado de conservación | Critically Endangered | Extinct |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 37,6 cm (14.8 in) | — |
| Peso | 400,0 g (14.11 oz) | — |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Tooth-billed Pigeon only
Ninguno
Red-moustached Fruit-dove only
Ninguno
Estado de conservación
Tooth-billed Pigeon
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Tooth-billed Pigeon
Tooth-billed Pigeon: dark chestnut; glossy neck; pale below; hooked tooth-like bill; Samoa endemic; critically endangered unique pigeon
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Tooth-billed Pigeon
Unusual, stocky pigeon, 29–31 cm, with dark green and chestnut-rufous plumage and a uniquely hooked, tooth-like bill unlike any other living pigeon. Endemic to Samoa. Inhabits montane and secondary forest. Feeds on fruits and seeds on the ground and in trees. Endangered due to deforestation and cyclone damage.
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.