Rodrigues Solitaire vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Pezophaps solitaria से तुलना Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| विशेषता | Rodrigues Solitaire | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| वैज्ञानिक नाम | Pezophaps solitaria | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| गण | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| कुल | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| संरक्षण स्थिति | Extinct | Extinct |
| लंबाई | — | — |
| पंखों का फैलाव | — | — |
| वजन | 22500.0 g (793.66 oz) | — |
| आहार | -- | -- |
| अंडों की संख्या | 1 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
संरक्षण स्थिति
Rodrigues Solitaire
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
How to Tell Them Apart
Rodrigues Solitaire
Rodrigues Solitaire: extinct; large; gray-brown; flightless; wing knobs used in combat; bare facial skin; Rodrigues island; lost
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Rodrigues Solitaire
Extinct flightless pigeon of Rodrigues Island, 70–90 cm and up to 28 kg. Sexually dimorphic; males bore bony wing knobs used in combat. Fed on fruits and seeds on the forest floor. Extinct by ~1730–1760 CE following human settlement and introduced pigs, rats, and cats. Closely related to the Dodo and Nicobar Pigeon.
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.