Pacific Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula pacifica comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pacific Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Ducula pacifica Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 48,9 cm (19.3 in)
Peso 395,0 g (13.93 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pacific Imperial-pigeon only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pacific Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Pacific Imperial-pigeon

Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica), 38 cm. Pale pinkish-grey head and underparts with metallic green wings and a dark terminal tail band. Widespread across Polynesia from Tonga to Samoa and Tokelau. Inhabits coastal and inland forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; still common across Pacific.

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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