Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Comoro Green-pigeon

Ptilinopus mercierii comparé à Treron griveaudi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Red-moustached Fruit-dove Comoro Green-pigeon
Nom scientifique Ptilinopus mercierii Treron griveaudi
Ordre Columbiformes Columbiformes
Famille Columbidae Columbidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Endangered
Longueur
Envergure 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
Poids 229,0 g (8.08 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

Aucun(e)

Comoro Green-pigeon only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Endangered

Comoro Green-pigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Comoro Green-pigeon

Plumage

Comoro Green-pigeon: bright green; yellow-green below; bare red orbital skin; Comoro island endemic; endangered; island 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.

Comoro Green-pigeon

Medium green-pigeon, 27–30 cm, bright green with a grey head and yellowish wash on the underparts. Confined to the Comoro Islands (Grand Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan) in the Indian Ocean. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Frugivore of figs and berries. Near Threatened due to ongoing deforestation on the small Comoran islands.

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