Polynesian Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana erythroptera से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Polynesian Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pampusana erythroptera Ptilinopus mercierii
गण Columbiformes Columbiformes
कुल Columbidae Columbidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव
वजन 113.5 g (4.00 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Polynesian Ground Dove only

कोई नहीं

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered

Polynesian Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Polynesian Ground Dove

पंख

Polynesian Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; Polynesian islands; critically endangered; small

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Polynesian Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with grey and brown plumage, dark reddish flight feathers, and white-tipped tail. Native to French Polynesia; extinct on many islands but survives in remnant populations on Moorea, Mopelia, and a few other atolls. Critically Endangered due to introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss.

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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