Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii comparé à Treron apicauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Red-moustached Fruit-dove Pin-tailed Green-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus mercierii Treron apicauda
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 32,7 cm (12.9 in)
Poids 220,0 g (7.76 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

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.

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon

Pin-tailed Green-pigeon (Treron apicauda), 42 cm including elongated central tail feathers. Bright apple-green with a yellow-green head and a diagnostic elongated pointed tail. Found in subtropical broadleaf forest from the Himalayas through Myanmar to Indochina. Frugivore specialising in figs. Locally common but declining.

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