Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Flores Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii comparé à Treron floris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Red-moustached Fruit-dove Flores Green-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus mercierii Treron floris
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Vulnerable
Longueur
Envergure 29,6 cm (11.7 in)
Poids 166,0 g (5.86 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Flores Green-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Vulnerable

Flores Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Flores Green-pigeon

Plumage

Flores Green-pigeon: bright green body; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Flores island endemic; vulnerable status

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.

Flores Green-pigeon

Small-medium green-pigeon, 23–26 cm, entirely green with a yellower breast; male has a small orange-buff breast patch. Restricted to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Flores, Lombok, Sumbawa, and adjacent small islands. Inhabits lowland forest and forest edge. Frugivore of figs and berries. Least Concern.

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