Palau Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana canifrons से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Palau Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pampusana canifrons Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव
वजन 58.25 g (2.05 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Palau Ground Dove only

कोई नहीं

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Palau Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Palau Ground Dove

पंख

Palau Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; gray head; Palau islands endemic; endangered species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Palau Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with brown upperparts, a pale grey or whitish forehead and face, and buff-white underparts. Endemic to Palau in Micronesia, inhabiting dense forest and thickets. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Vulnerable due to the small island range and introduced predators.

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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