Caroline Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana kubaryi comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Caroline Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Pampusana kubaryi Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura
Peso 162,0 g (5.71 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Caroline Ground Dove only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Caroline Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Caroline Ground Dove

Plumaje

Caroline Ground Dove: rufous-brown above; pale buff below; bare orange facial skin; Caroline islands endemic; endangered

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Caroline Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a white face and breast, and grey flanks. Endemic to the Caroline Islands (Micronesia), particularly Pohnpei and Kosrae. Inhabits lowland and hill forest floor. Frugivore and granivore. Vulnerable due to small island range and introduced predators.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family