Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Silver-capped Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado con Ptilinopus richardsii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Silver-capped Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus richardsii
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 25,4 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 102,9 g (3.63 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Silver-capped Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Silver-capped 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.

Silver-capped Fruit-dove

Silver-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus richardsii), 23 cm. Silver-white cap on a green body with a yellow breast; endemic to the Rennell and Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands. Inhabits primary lowland forest. Frugivore. Near Threatened; small range with ongoing deforestation pressure.

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