Thick-billed Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana salamonis comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Thick-billed Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Pampusana salamonis Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Extinct
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Thick-billed Ground Dove only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Plumage

Thick-billed Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; thick bill; bare facial skin; Solomon islands; extinct through habitat loss

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Thick-billed Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a grey head, and a notably thick, robust bill. Known from the Solomon Islands; last confirmed record in 1904. Critically Endangered (possibly Extinct) due to deforestation, hunting, and introduced predators throughout the Solomon Islands.

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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