Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Eastern Superb Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii comparado con Ptilinopus superbus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-moustached Fruit-dove Eastern Superb Fruit-dove
Nombre científico Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus superbus
Orden Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familia Columbidae Columbidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura — 25,8 cm (10.2 in)
Peso — 117,25 g (4.14 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Ninguno

Eastern Superb Fruit-dove only

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Eastern Superb 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.

Eastern Superb Fruit-dove

Eastern Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus), 22 cm. One of the most colourful doves: male has purple crown, green back, orange breast band and black lower breast. Ranges from the Moluccas through New Guinea to northeastern Australia and Solomon Islands. Frugivore. Least Concern; wide range.

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