Mauritius Blue-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Alectroenas nitidissimus 比較対象 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mauritius Blue-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Alectroenas nitidissimus Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Extinct Extinct
体長
翼開長
体重 195.21 g (6.89 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mauritius Blue-pigeon only

None

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

保全状況

Extinct

Mauritius Blue-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Mauritius Blue-pigeon

Mauritius Blue-pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissimus). Extinct. Last recorded in 1826. Approximately 35 cm; brilliant cobalt-blue with a red wattle and bare facial skin. Inhabited forests of Mauritius, Indian Ocean. Frugivore. Driven to extinction by hunting, deforestation and introduced predators following European colonisation.

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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