New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula goliath 比較対象 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
学名 Ducula goliath Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Extinct
体長
翼開長 58.6 cm (23.1 in)
体重 782.6 g (27.61 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon only

None

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

保全状況

Near Threatened

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula goliath), 55 cm. Largest living pigeon; dark metallic green upperparts, pale grey head and reddish-maroon underparts. Endemic to New Caledonia's main island (Grande Terre). Inhabits dense humid forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; restricted to shrinking native forest.

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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