Purple-tailed Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula rufigaster से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Purple-tailed Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ducula rufigaster Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 39.3 cm (15.5 in)
वजन 498.0 g (17.57 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Purple-tailed Imperial-pigeon only

कोई नहीं

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Purple-tailed Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Purple-tailed Imperial-pigeon

Purple-tailed Imperial-pigeon (Ducula rufigaster), 41 cm. Dark metallic green upperparts and a diagnostic purple-washed tail; pale grey head. Found in montane forests of New Guinea above 600 m. Frugivore. Least Concern; widespread across New Guinea highlands.

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.

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