Black-banded Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus alligator comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-banded Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus alligator Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 37,3 cm (14.7 in)
Poids 228,0 g (8.04 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-banded Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-banded Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Black-banded Fruit-dove

Black-banded Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus alligator), 28 cm. White head and underparts separated by a bold black breast band; back dark green. Endemic to the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory, where it occupies sandstone gorge woodland. Frugivore. Poorly known; considered Near Threatened by some authorities.

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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