Carunculated Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus granulifrons comparado con Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Carunculated Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Ptilinopus granulifrons Ptilinopus mercierii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in)
Peso 136,5 g (4.81 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Carunculated Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Carunculated Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Carunculated Fruit-dove

Carunculated Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus granulifrons), 22 cm. Named for fleshy caruncles at the bill base; green with a pale grey head. Endemic to Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. Inhabits primary lowland forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; range confined to one island.

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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