Atoll Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus coralensis comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atoll Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Ptilinopus coralensis Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 25,2 cm (9.9 in)
Peso 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Atoll Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Atoll Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Atoll Fruit-dove

Atoll Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coralensis), 22 cm. Green with a grey head and orange-yellow underparts; endemic to the Tuamotu Archipelago atolls, French Polynesia. Inhabits low atoll vegetation including Pisonia and coconut. Frugivore. Vulnerable; sea-level rise threatens its atoll habitat.

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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