Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Madagascar Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii comparé à Treron australis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Red-moustached Fruit-dove Madagascar Green-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus mercierii Treron australis
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Poids 216,66666666666666 g (7.64 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Madagascar Green-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Madagascar Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Madagascar Green-pigeon

Plumage

Madagascar Green-pigeon: bright green body; yellow-green below; orange-yellow below; bare red orbital skin; Madagascar endemic

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.

Madagascar Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 28–32 cm, bright green with a grey head and yellowish underparts; male has a maroon mantle patch. Found in eastern Madagascar and Mayotte Island in forest, forest edge, and wooded areas. Frugivore of figs and forest fruits. Least Concern.

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