Bismarck Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula melanochroa comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bismarck Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Ducula melanochroa Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 48,6 cm (19.1 in)
Poids 663,0 g (23.39 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bismarck Imperial-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bismarck Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Bismarck Imperial-pigeon

Bismarck Imperial-pigeon (Ducula melanochroa), 40 cm. Dark sooty-black overall with iridescent green gloss; pale grey head. Endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago. Inhabits lowland and hill primary forest. Frugivore. Least Concern; relatively secure in remaining forest.

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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