Western Crowned-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Goura cristata 비교 대상 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Western Crowned-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
학명 Goura cristata Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Extinct
체장
날개 폭 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
체중 2100.0 g (74.08 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Western Crowned-pigeon only

없음

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

없음

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Western Crowned-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Western Crowned-pigeon

깃털

Western Crowned-pigeon: massive; blue-gray; elaborate lace-like blue-white crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; vulnerable

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Western Crowned-pigeon

Magnificent large pigeon, 66–73 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a maroon breast, and an elaborate fan-shaped white-tipped crest. Found in lowland rainforest of western New Guinea (Vogelkop and surrounding areas). Terrestrial frugivore of fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates. Vulnerable due to hunting for meat and feathers and deforestation.

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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