Raiatea Fruit-dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus chrysogaster comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Raiatea Fruit-dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus chrysogaster Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Endangered Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 27,4 cm (10.8 in)
Poids 110,0 g (3.88 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Raiatea Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Endangered

Raiatea Fruit-dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Raiatea Fruit-dove

Raiatea Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus chrysogaster), 21 cm. Green with a golden-yellow belly and a white head; endemic to the Society Islands (Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora). Inhabits dense montane forest. Frugivore. Endangered; threatened by habitat loss and introduced predators.

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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