Palau Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana canifrons 비교 대상 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Palau Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
학명 Pampusana canifrons Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Endangered Extinct
체장
날개 폭
체중 58.25 g (2.05 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Palau Ground Dove only

없음

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

없음

보전 상태

Endangered

Palau Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Palau Ground Dove

깃털

Palau Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; gray head; Palau islands endemic; endangered species

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Palau Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with brown upperparts, a pale grey or whitish forehead and face, and buff-white underparts. Endemic to Palau in Micronesia, inhabiting dense forest and thickets. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Vulnerable due to the small island range and introduced predators.

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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