Red-moustached Fruit-dove vs Blue-capped Fruit-dove

Ptilinopus mercierii 比較対象 Ptilinopus monacha

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-moustached Fruit-dove Blue-capped Fruit-dove
学名 Ptilinopus mercierii Ptilinopus monacha
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
保全状況 Extinct Least Concern
体長
翼開長 19.2 cm (7.6 in)
体重 53.0 g (1.87 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

None

Blue-capped Fruit-dove only

保全状況

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Least Concern

Blue-capped Fruit-dove

About These Birds

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.

Blue-capped Fruit-dove

Blue-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus monacha), 20 cm. Distinctive blue-grey cap on green body; yellow breast and pale belly. Endemic to the North Maluku islands (Bacan, Obi, Kasiruta) of Indonesia. Inhabits primary lowland forest. Frugivore. Vulnerable; small fragmented island range.

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