Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Western Ornate Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado con Ptilinopus ornatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Western Ornate Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus ornatus
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 30,1 cm (11.9 in)
Peso 163,5 g (5.77 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Western Ornate Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Western Ornate Fruit-dove

About These Birds

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.

Western Ornate Fruit-dove

Western Ornate Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus ornatus), 20 cm. Multicoloured: green back, lilac crown, orange breast patch and yellow belly. Found in New Guinea's western lowland forests. Frugivore. Least Concern; occurs throughout lowland New Guinea but poorly studied compared to eastern counterparts.

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