Marquesas Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Pampusana rubescens 비교 대상 Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Marquesas Ground Dove Red-moustached Fruit-dove
학명 Pampusana rubescens Ptilinopus mercierii
Columbiformes Columbiformes
Columbidae Columbidae
보전 상태 Endangered Extinct
체장
날개 폭
체중 60.0 g (2.12 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Marquesas Ground Dove only

없음

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

없음

보전 상태

Endangered

Marquesas Ground Dove

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Marquesas Ground Dove

깃털

Marquesas Ground Dove: pale rufous-brown above; pale buff below; bare facial skin; Marquesas islands endemic; endangered

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

Marquesas Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 19–21 cm, with warm rufous-brown plumage and paler underparts. Formerly occurred across the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Extinct; last confirmed in the early 20th century; eliminated by introduced rats, cats, and habitat loss throughout the archipelago.

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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