Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Little Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii comparé à Treron olax

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Red-moustached Fruit-dove Little Green-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus mercierii Treron olax
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 23,8 cm (9.4 in)
Poids 77,0 g (2.72 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Little Green-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Little Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Little Green-pigeon

Plumage

Little Green-pigeon: small; bright grass-green body; yellow-green below; bare red facial skin; Southeast Asian green-pigeon; tiny

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.

Little Green-pigeon

Small green-pigeon, 20–22 cm; male has an orange forehead and breast patch with dark olive-green body; female is plain green. One of the smallest Treron. Inhabits lowland forest and mangroves of Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islands. Frugivore of figs and small berries. Least Concern.

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