Victoria Crowned-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Goura victoria 비교 대상 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Victoria Crowned-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
학명 Goura victoria Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Extinct
체장
날개 폭 70.1 cm (27.6 in)
체중 2669.0 g (94.15 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Victoria Crowned-pigeon only

없음

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

없음

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

깃털

Victoria Crowned-pigeon: massive; brilliant blue-gray; spectacular white-tipped lace crest; bare red orbital skin; New Guinea; largest dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Victoria Crowned-pigeon

World's largest pigeon, 73–75 cm, with blue-grey plumage, a deep maroon breast, and the most spectacular crest of any pigeon: a fan of upright blue- grey lacy plumes tipped in white. Inhabits lowland rainforest of northern New Guinea and Biak Island. Terrestrial frugivore. Vulnerable due to heavy hunting pressure 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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