Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Tongan Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado con Ptilinopus porphyraceus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Tongan Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 26,6 cm (10.5 in)
Peso 99,9 g (3.52 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Tongan Fruit-dove only

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Tongan 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.

Tongan Fruit-dove

Tongan Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus), 24 cm. Green with a rose-purple crown and a yellow belly. Found across Micronesia, Samoa, Tonga and the Caroline Islands. Inhabits primary forest and plantations. Frugivore. Least Concern; common on most islands.

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