Black-banded Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus alligator comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-banded Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Ptilinopus alligator Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 37,3 cm (14.7 in)
Peso 228,0 g (8.04 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-banded Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-banded Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Black-banded Fruit-dove

Black-banded Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus alligator), 28 cm. White head and underparts separated by a bold black breast band; back dark green. Endemic to the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory, where it occupies sandstone gorge woodland. Frugivore. Poorly known; considered Near Threatened by some authorities.

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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